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Lively Minds at Work
July 12, 2017
The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.
-Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, artist
-Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, artist
"One of my worries about the growing focus on academics and school readiness in programs for young children is it keeps many teachers from seeing children’s innate, lively minds at work," declares Deb Curtis in her book, Really Seeing Children.
"When teachers are overly concerned about teaching the alphabet and other isolated skills and facts, they may miss children’s serious approaches to tasks and voracious quests to understand the world around them. As Lilian Katz's quote suggests, children are more apt to be interested in intellectual pursuits rather than academic lessons. I think clarifying the difference between the two can help teachers see and appreciate children’s thinking, and in turn, offer meaningful experiences that engage their lively minds."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsTemple beit HaYam ECLC
Stuart, Florida, United States
My school is often described as an "academic preschool". Although I understand the description by parents - we do have very high Kindergarten Readiness Rates, our children often graduate with high academic skills. However, we teach these skills through play and discovery. I love the idea of separating the academic and the intellectual. By concentrating on intelligence as a whole, we can recognize the various types of intelligence children possess. Perhaps I should reframe the term "academic" as it refers to my school and, instead, use the word "intellectual", explaining the meaning behind the differentiation. Wonderful article. I am purchasing the book.
CSBC
Denver, CO, United States
We keep coming back to the destructive nature of our current push-down of academics in early childhood. But we don't seem to be able to do anything about it! And it is not the teachers who need to be educated - they are simply implementing what the administrator, state department bureaucrats, and others are requiring. What we need to do is empower teachers to resist this continued negative approach to early childhood!
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