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Katz Class Notes
December 10, 2009
You'll sing a song, and I'll sing a song, and we'll sing a song together!
-Ella Jenkins, American Folk Singer
-Ella Jenkins, American Folk Singer
#1. Remember that adults know more about almost everything than a small child does -- except what it feels like to be that child, and how the world makes sense to him or her. Those things are the child's expertise which a teacher must learn in order to be able to reach and teach the child.
#3. Take care not to confuse what is exciting, amusing and fun with what is educative. Excitement is appropriate for entertainment and special occasions; it is short-lived pleasure -- easy come, easy go. But what is educative requires sustained effort and involvement, often includes many routine elements, and offers long term deep satisfaction rather than momentary fun and excitement.
#12. I believe we cannot have optimal environments for children in preschools, child care centers, and schools unless the environments are optimal for the adults who work in them. Certainly on some days what is optimal for the children will be obtained at the expense of adults (like Halloween parties), and on other days visa versa. But on the average, on a day-to-day basis, both the children and the adults must find their lives together satisfying, interesting, and worth living.
Lilian Katz' inspirational book, Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching is one of the books featured in a holiday gift section of the Exchange website. Check out some great ideas for gifting directors, teachers, trainers, or parents. ExchangeEveryDay
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsCharlottesville, Virginia, United States
Lillian Katz is one of my professional heroes.
She is the epitome of wisdom.From the excerpt included in the "Exchange" article, it appears that her new book has more great insights.
Accra, Ghana
Can't wait
yeladim jcc
woodbridge, CT, United States
very intersting
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