Children who see their parents involvement, generosity and compassion learn these qualities
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What exactly is a Reggio School anyway?
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How do we engage and educate instead of punish and alienate…while still teaching accountability around cell phones?
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Schools also have an important role in preparing students for 4IR. The key skills and values are creativity, critical thinking and problem solving – these have been widely endorsed and there should be nothing in the school curriculum that does not facilitate these skills and values
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I like to read what the 'haters' say, it gives me food for thought. Makes me think where we can improve on what we are doing, and what we are already doing that challenges mainstream thinking
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Stereotypes are crutches we use to ascribe certain characteristics to people based on their race, sex or religion. Some of them are benign: for example, boys like blue and girls like pink. Some are derogatory: girls aren’t logical; Jews are stingy and boys are aggressive. All stereotypes, irrespective of whether or not they are insulting, pose a danger.
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I often find myself speaking to children about something I either do or don't need them to do. Regardless of which it is, these conversations inevitably go better and leave us all feeling better when threats, consequences and rewards are left out of it.
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What fun we had, ‘shaving’ messing, painting and mixing colours with shaving cream
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Toddlers and kindergartners first learn through coloring, painting, drawing, movement and tactile objects so they can eventually transition their learning to the left side of their brain for enhanced language skills, critical thinking, problem solving, reading and writing.
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