Recognition of the value of the indoor and outdoor environments asspaces for learning, including kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor spaces
I am appreciating the emphasis on how to consider all spaces for an opportunity for learning in the section.
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- Apr 2020
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Listening is not easy. It requires a deep awareness and a suspension of our judgementsand prejudices.
Listening requires a suspension of our judgements and prejudices. This is harder than it seems. Often we listen through a "lens" that reflects are own opinions or beliefs without even realizing it.
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Weshouldlistentothechildren,sothattheycanexpresstheirfearsbut alsofor themlo giveusthecourageto faceour fears,for themandwith them. Weshouldlistentothechildrensothat theirwisdomgivesuscomfort,sothat their"whys"orientour searchfor thereasonsandgiveusthestrengthto find non-violent, honestandresponsibleanswer. Weshouldlistentothechildrensothat their wordsgiveusthecouragefor the futureandhelpustofinda newwayto dialoguewiththe childrenandwith ourselves.
This is interesting timing with what we have been experiencing recently. Being home with my own girls during the quarantine I have got to see them process it, a lot of times through play.
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- Mar 2020
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Reggio Emilia teachers seek to promote children’s well-being and encourage learning in all domains (cognitive, physical-motor, social, and affective), at the same time taking advantage of key moments to instruct children in ever-more-sophisticated use of tools and materials needed to express themselves in the multiple symbolic and artistic media. From their own point of view, the teachers’ classroom work centers on “provoking occasions” of genuine intellectual growth by one or more children—in particular, listening to the words and communications of children and then offering them back to the group to restimulate and extend their discussion and joint activity.
This is a great quote to use for informing parents and other educators. So much more than play-based or student-driven.
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Thus, the teacher needs to enter into a kind of intellectual dialogue with the group of children and join in their excitement and curiosity. Although learning is a serious matter, the teacher must approach it in a spirit of playfulness as well as respect. The metaphor of “catching the ball that the children throw us, and then tossing it back to continue the game” is a favorite one in Reggio Emilia.
excitement, curiosity, playfulness, respect = teachers need to display these!
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This was a new concept to me when entering into Reggio. It's not that I was never aware of children's interests, skills, or needs but the way I have seen the teachers at Weaver do this is completely different. This is a great way to explain this different way of listening.
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It seems clear that professional early childhood teachers, no matter their setting or society, agree on their basic range of responsibilities. Yet they do not think alike about these responsibilities: how they prioritize them, turn them into concrete tasks, and talk about the reasons for what they do.
Yes! This is the truth! Took the words right out of my mouth. Most people would not say they disagree about these roles of a teacher and the words to describing children, but they way these are practically shown are often drastically different and even contradictory.
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A third tension that recurs throughout this book is the tension between indi-vidual liberties and communal responsibilities
My co-teacher and I have been talking about this a lot as it relates to how to foster things in our classroom. This is a real tension and one that does not have a cut and dry answer in my opinion. I would be really interested to read that chapter.
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skills as crawling or walking down hallways, climbing into car seats, putti
my computer is showing the highlighting being "Listening to and respecting the rights of children... two lines above. I have had quite a few technical difficulties with this article. Anyway, this is so true and so hard to do... at least for me. Especially hard in my own home.
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educators have gained insights into young children's understanding of rights through careful "listening" to children's behavior.
Behavior as a language that we must listen to in order to learn about a child's rights, beautifully said.
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It’s necessary that we believe that the child is veryintelligent, that the child is strong and beautiful andhas very ambitious desires and request
YES!
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of water at the end. What is important to the child isthat the teacher sees the child while the child isworking, while the child is putting out the effort toaccomplish the task — the processes are important,
I haven't really thought of this before. As a mom, I have noticed this, how my girls want to watch me every step of the way, but as I teacher I don't remember considering how important it is for the children to see that we value their process.
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We need to producesituations in which children learn by themselves, inwhich children can take advantage of their ownknowledge and resources autonomously, and inwhich we guarantee the intervention of the adult aslittle as possible. We don’t want to teach childrensomething that they can learn by themselves. Wedon’t want to give them thoughts that they can comeup with by themselves. What we want to do isactivate within children the desire and will and greatpleasure that comes from being the authors of thei
This is an inspirational idea! This is what it is all about! Empowering children to be the leader in their own learning!
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In another book I was reading, the author spoke of a term called "equilibrium" as it relates to mental development. That we must allow children and ourselves to pushed past our comfort level in order to allow growth.
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happiness
A great reminder indeed. We hope that all of our experience at school brightens our day but it is so true that we all bring our baggage- good and bad- into our school day. Before I worked at our school, I remember telling the teachers that my girls always came home from school in such a great mood! That was comforting as a parent.
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We have experienced this from the students in our class a few times this year. Their minds are fascinating to me.
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Thepowerofdocumentation
Documentation- in my previous teaching jobs this word was only used for data collection in a way to prove goals were being met or determine the grouping a child would be a part of. The reggio definition of documentation has redeemed this word for me. This type of documentation promotes new learning, opens new possibilities, and shows we value where the child is presently.
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Theirrighttoparticipationisexpectedandsupported
I completing agree that parents are co-responsible partners! Everything works better for the child when we can work together. As a parent, I love being engaged in the process with the teachers.
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Childrenwithspecialrights
I have never heard of this term and I have been an Intervention Specialist for nearly twenty years. I absolutely love it. We all have some type of special right and that is perfect term.
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runeducationalsystemforyoungchildrenoriginatedthereinschoolsstartedbyparents
The idea of a city and parents working together to create this dream is so impressive. Two powerful forces working together in a way that benefits everyone involved. Also a great reminder that out of tragedy renewed vision and strength are often found.
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