Wednesday, January 11, 2012
My Inspiration for teaching early childhood..
I once was in a class in which the teacher never asked questions or let the children express their ideas and I asked her "Do you think they are learning anything?" The teacher looked at me and replied "Well what do you think I am doing?" I answered her in a quiet smile and handed her the inspiration that was given to me several years ago from a dear colleague "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand." A chinese proverb I post on my classroom wall every year to remind me that I am setting the foundation of lifetime learners, and I want to make it count.
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There is alot of wisdom in the chinese proverbs. I too believe that experience and hands on practice is the best way to learn new material (both for children and adults). I regularly held workshops for teachers on what autism is and what teaching strategies are most effective and I always tried to include an experience component or a role play so that they have the opportunity to internalize the concept.
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