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Training for Principals
August 27, 2010
One who cares must meet the cared-for just as he or she is, as a whole human being with individual needs and interests.
-Nel Noddings, Educator and Author, 1929-2022
-Nel Noddings, Educator and Author, 1929-2022
In the article Barbara Chester, President of NAESP, notes that "learning what developmentally appropriate practice looks like can be a challenge for any principal, but especially for those who come to elementary schools from secondary school backgrounds....We are looking for ways for our principals to have more training and understanding of what they should be able to do and know. The goal is not to make school for the youngest into a 'mini-kindergarten,' but for principals to learn how to link up with early childhood providers that operate in their communities and even sometimes in their school buildings in a way that makes that transition for the youngest child easier....
"It is important for the principal to make way not just for the practices to happen in the school, but also the school's mission to engage families as well. It's a pedagogical underpinning, not just a philosophical tenet of schooling."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA, United States
It is so hard as a parent who works in early childhood to see so many practices in the elementary school setting that is inappropriate for our very young. Developmentally Appropriate practices is more than just a buzz word it should be a way of life in these classrooms. When are we going to learn that if you practice what is developmentally APPROPRIATE the children will actually make more gains than they would in a classroom that is just a watered down version of the next grade.
wheelock College
Lincoln, MA , United States
This is a quibble, but I would like schools and Depts of Ed to know that principals need training to supervise teachers not just in "modern" early childhood education, but in developmental learning trajectories through which young children acquire their growing knowledge
in math, science, reading, and all subject matter. This necessary concept for teaching has been known by early childhood t eachers for many years but might not be required by states' teacher credentialsfor educators.
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