Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 26, 2008 - 23:10.
I have been teaching preschool for several years and have never done the same thing once. By following and helping the children find answers to their questions the day to day activities are encaging and unique. As Loris Mallaguzzi describes in his poem, children have "100 languages" to express themselves. My classroom has an open art area where the children are able to create items to add to play, or to express their ideas. We use music, pictures or dramatic arts to tell stories. All of these meet the different learning methods of children. The arts are key in my philosophy of education, yet I am too worried that they are not encouraged in older schools. The confusing part; children we are conforming today are wanted as the creative employees of tomorrow.
Children have different languages to express knowledge
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 26, 2008 - 23:10.
I have been teaching preschool for several years and have never done the same thing once. By following and helping the children find answers to their questions the day to day activities are encaging and unique. As Loris Mallaguzzi describes in his poem, children have "100 languages" to express themselves. My classroom has an open art area where the children are able to create items to add to play, or to express their ideas. We use music, pictures or dramatic arts to tell stories. All of these meet the different learning methods of children. The arts are key in my philosophy of education, yet I am too worried that they are not encouraged in older schools. The confusing part; children we are conforming today are wanted as the creative employees of tomorrow.