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Life-long Learning
April 1, 2013
Just to be alive is a grand thing.
-Agatha Christie
-Agatha Christie
"It's all too easy in the hustle and bustle of daily life, to simply neglect to make time to pursue new interests that will push our thinking in new directions. I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give children is to become committed to supporting our own learning. I remember my third grade teacher doing just that. She was always excited about some new idea or interest, and we were the lucky beneficiaries of her enthusiasms. One month it was her discovery of e.e. cummings' poetry she shared with us through animated recitations. The next it was her interest in Renoir, which she explained was sparked by a visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art....
"Even after all these years I can picture how she shared her passions with us — face aglow, overflowing with joy. I still have a postcard of a Renoir painting I bought for myself after hearing my teacher's rapturous descriptions.... I don't think cummings' poetry or Renoir's art were part of the standard curriculum, but I remember more about them than anything else I studied that year. Most importantly, I became interested in poetry and art.... I wanted to learn more. My teacher... gave me a gift I've enjoyed my whole life. All children deserve teachers who do the same for them."
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Comments (5)
Displaying All 5 CommentsNew Zealand
Just received this book by Nancy and read the first two chapters - it is excellent and so useful to me perosnally and as a teacher educator. Love the layout and content. I teach Active Learning in the Outdoors, a course on our early childhood degree programme, and will use this book and its wonderful quotes and wisdom in my teaching.
kindercare
Houston, Texas, United States
It is true! every body have a good memories about teachers. I remember my sciences teacher always doing things and I love sciences and I try to implement sciences and new thing every week, kids love that.
Daycare In Demand
Portsmouth, NH, United States
Such a great article--so much of the real importance of "teaching" goes well beyond the by-the-book stuff, which is why it's so important to have teachers who are passionate not just about teaching, but about learning and sharing (especially in early childhood education, when the pupils are such incredible little sponges for the whole world around them).
Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
I was delighted to see such a book. I have recently completed a doctoral dissertion on spiritual development of young children. Both modeling from a loving spiritually nurtured adult and nature were constantantly verbalized in the interviews I conducted with highly professional early childhood educators. I have just ordered the book and look forward to reading it.
Thanks,
Deb Schein
United States
This is so true! I too have wonderful memories of those particular teachers that shared their adult world with us. They made us feel more grown up and valued. They also had more time (at least when I was growing up in the 50's) to be spontaneous, to take the time to share their interests and their passions, and to take a detour with us from the planned lessons of the day. Alas, I think that spontaneity is all but disappearing in many schools today. No time, too much to "cover."
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