My goodness how education could change if these were the standards everyone worked tirelessly to meet!

What an impactful shift in thinking!

reminds me of the factory image from the Allen Watts video.

contradictory to the "guiding principles"

when was this written?

I so wish the public education system in America could be Reggio inspired. We are just always cutting out more and more languages to make room for those that as a result white supremacy we deem as most important.

The more we can foster this disposition, the more successful children will be in future learning environments and then later in work and relationships.

resourceful

I imagine it wasn't easy tog et teachers on board at first. Makes me think of how so many of us are working to change the system and that if others aren't invested in the change it can be challenging to push forward.

Titziana talked about this process at a workshop I went to last year. She said that she and the teachers often get into heated arguments but then 30 minutes later they’re sharing a cup of coffee or tea. It is very much a professional culture and not taken personally at all

We’re so scared of this

We know that the most challenging parts of life bring about the most learning and yet we often strive to protect children from any sort of adversity. This approach fights directly against that. To take on problems and challenges head-on – so much learning

This is where video comes in handy for me. Sometimes when the work has fizzled out it’s helpful to watch that video and often a child says something that was missed that can be brought back to the group and reignite work again

Profound way of putting this.

Because one does not exist without the other.

I wish we could see capable in a nuanced way. Not that the whole child is more capable than another, but that everyone has their own passions and perspective which allow them to be a resource in one (or multiple) areas while others are resources in other areas. One child may learn from another in construction and then switch to the teacher role while painting.

very western ideology

It's so important to check our agendas at the door. Our adult brains are preventing us from seeing so much nuance and joy because of expectation

I worked in an infant program for just one year but looking back, so much of the stress of the room would have probably been alleviated had we been looking at the infants as competent.

What a profound observation and comparison

preverbal vs non verbal. I really appreciate this delineation.

Ah, yes, here it is.

This puts a lot of focus on thee interaction between the teacher and child. We often point children to their peers and try to take a back seat to that relationship. I wonder about the balance of these two.

I’ve seen this work best at schools that have a clear philosophy and common values. A strong foundation is imperative.

So so often! I look forward to the day when mainstream education looks different. It’s coming. I can feel it in my bones.

I noticed evidence of this thoughtful set up in the Everyday Utopias video. I was impressed with the flow from one space to another and how groups used the whole space in different ways.

wow, this is a large percentage. I wonder Reggio Emilia just has a high population of working families or if they just hold early education in such high regard. I imagine the latter given the community commitment to education.

From the very start teachers and parents co-created Reggio schools. Prob what leads to (in addition to the general culture of the region) parent’s investment in schools.