If we want children to have quality results, we have to build our relationships with them so that the quality of their thinking and their actions ensure the quality results we want.
Read MoreModelling fearless behaviour
Read MoreChildren who see their parents involvement, generosity and compassion learn these qualities
Read MoreWhat exactly is a Reggio School anyway?
Read MoreMandy helps these children by showing them practically what to do and working with them as they copy both her and their peers. She reminds us, “that a young brain works so well, sometimes better than our adult brains, so children learn and memorise quickly and easily.”
Read MoreIt's life in South Africa and it brings home to me how relevant and crucial our theme of Positivity is.
Read MoreHow do we engage and educate instead of punish and alienate…while still teaching accountability around cell phones?
Read MoreSchools 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
Read MoreI 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
Read MoreAs long as we don’t feel that it is our world and that we personally will be dealing with the results of how we treat it, we will live in the moment, regardless of the long-term effects of our actions.
Read MoreStereotypes 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.
Read MoreHere there is diversity and courage, the school has Jewish roots and what I love about it is that everyone is welcomed! Look at your classrooms – there are kids from every race and every walk of life.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreWith all these societal challenges and our diversity, should we aspire for universally an acceptable minimum set of norms, standards or values to instill in our children that transcend race, class, religion and schools for them to live by?
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