Exhibits with the intent of showing the work of children had begun very soon in Reggio Emilia after the opening of the first city schools in 1963 and 1964.
I've always wanted to showcase children's artwork in this way. But I've always struggled to come up with a common theme or a topic I would assume adults would be interested in seeing.
for meta-cognitiv
I had to look this word up. The awareness of one's own thought-processes.
the search for meaning.
Such a powerful statement in an article about children.
affective
What does this mean?
Educators in Reggio Emilia do not consider the teacher’s role to be an easy one
Makes me wonder about teachers' salaries, benefits, schools' funding, etc.
sustain their talk or activity
This is one of my goals this school year! I'm a talker, a noticer, a questioner to children. I'm hoping to really think before I speak and only speak when the children need assistance.
the teachers raised new questions for the children to won-der about, and these questions seemed to respond to the anthropomorphic thinking of very young age
Our curriculum uses question of the day, but it's usually a way to sign in. So it is a yes or no question or a this or that question. I like the idea of an open ended question for everyone to ponder.
what kind of teacher is needed
This makes me curious to see a Reggio Emilia's teacher job posting and teacher's resume. I'm curious to know what they emphasize and prioritize.
the audience who watches, sometimes claps, some-times remains silent, full of emotion, who sometimes judges with skepticism, and at other times applauds with enthusiasm.
My husband was just asking me if he needs to stop telling our son "good job" so much. I was shocked at his realization! I gave him some good job alternatives and we had a conversation about letting our son reflect on his own accomplishments instead of us always cheering him on.
companionable
Makes me think of that BJ video with the boy who was making his own arm brace out of tape. He needed the little girl's help to hold and wrap the tape.
Children have a right to pretend being dead and think about what it means to be dead
I had a small group of kiddos that played "dead" last year. And I used to interrupt them and tell them to play "sleeping" instead. Then I learned that some of their grandparents and pets had recently died and they found that commonality with each other.
hildren have a right to read books when they are crying (so they don'thave to talk about it right away
Adults too?!
choose which one,
To choose which one wow. I wonder if this includes inside the classroom? My ears were hurting yesterday listening to a teacher say over and over and over "walking feet."
right time
What does this mean? Developmentally appropriate?
ecause thenthe teacher will have to invent new word
I'm not sure what this means...something to ponder, but it's a beautiful statement.
Our task is to construct educational situations that wepropose to the children in the morning. It’s okay toimprovise sometimes but we need to plan the project.It may be a project that is projected over a period ofdays, or weeks, or even months. 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.
I'm really struggling with this because this year we are offering specials. We have to share the specials teachers with the entire school, so our times are dictated to us. Today, we had to interrupt the children's free play time to do music...which was really just watching and dancing to videos on the smart board. It's only week two, but this is high on my think-about list.
Overactivity on the part of the adult is a risk factor.The adult does too much because he cares about thechild; but this creates a passive role for the child inher own learning.
It takes so much mindfullness and practice not to do this. I encounter the struggle and the magic of these moments everyday.
They understandwhether the adults are working together in a trulycollaborative way or if they are separated in someway from each other, living their experience as if itwere private with little interaction
And this was before cell phones and screen time!
that combine theconcept of social services with education.
Makes me think of Head Start, which helps children and families find doctors, dentists, and other family resources. However, only children who are at the poverty level or children with special needs qualify. I would like to learn more about Reggio Emilia's funding sources.