"For good teaching rests neither in accumulating a shelfful of knowledge nor in developing a repertoire of skills. In the end, good teaching lies in a willingness to attend and care for what happens in our students, ourselves, and the space between us. Good teaching is a certain kind of stance, I think. It is a stance of receptivity, of attunement, of listening." Laurent A. Daloz
"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." Fred Rogers
"The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child." Maria Montessori
It has been a great learning experience to be able to interact with you all. I am wishing you all the best in your educational endeavors.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Testing for Intelligence?
Taking responsibility for development of a "whole child" is a significant endeavor for any early childhood educator. Guiding students to find identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world.
Holistics approaches a broad range of teaching goals and aspirations for children's learning that extends well beyond academic learning of social and emotional well being. As educators, we can find the small opportunities in our day today practice to incorporate and extend ideas that promote connection, community and well being.
There are many paths of learning, what is appropriate for some children, may not be best of for others. The art of education lies in its responsiveness to the diverse learning styles. by accommodating differences and refusing to label children as "learning disabled," teachers bring out the unique gifts contained within each child.
Finland Curriculum is far less academic than you would expect of such a high achieving nation. Finland students do the least number of class hours per week. Students in Finland have no mandatory exams until the age of 17-79. Teacher based assessments are used by schools to monitor progress and these are not graded, scored or compared, but instead are descriptive and utilized in a formative manner to inform feedback and assessment for learning.
www.guardian.co.uk
Holistics approaches a broad range of teaching goals and aspirations for children's learning that extends well beyond academic learning of social and emotional well being. As educators, we can find the small opportunities in our day today practice to incorporate and extend ideas that promote connection, community and well being.
There are many paths of learning, what is appropriate for some children, may not be best of for others. The art of education lies in its responsiveness to the diverse learning styles. by accommodating differences and refusing to label children as "learning disabled," teachers bring out the unique gifts contained within each child.
Finland Curriculum is far less academic than you would expect of such a high achieving nation. Finland students do the least number of class hours per week. Students in Finland have no mandatory exams until the age of 17-79. Teacher based assessments are used by schools to monitor progress and these are not graded, scored or compared, but instead are descriptive and utilized in a formative manner to inform feedback and assessment for learning.
www.guardian.co.uk
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