As a new school year begins. The learning community is forming and part of the work for educators is self-examination. Now is a wonderful time to look where our journey as an educator has traveled and where it is going.
Read MoreOur words, thoughts, and actions are the tools educators use to guide children along the learning journey. As educators, we have to decide to what degree competition and collaboration fit into our practice.
Read MoreSchool begins in about a month. After Labor Day, I will again see hundreds of children walk down to the school bus for their first day. For their benefit, I wish they would go outside sooner.
Read MoreChildren are amazing at living in the moment. They move about their day taking in the world with all of their senses. Children get to experience the true meaning of life.
Read MoreEach year I promise myself that winter will be my quiet season – a time for rest and reflection and to revisit my thoughts. As we start March, I realize that another winter season has passed by and my plans for renewal were buried once again under a to-do list that is without end.
Read MoreChildren are watching as their parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are interacting within the community. Children would benefit greatly by witnessing the actions we are practicing everyday more than the actions we are asking them to practice.
Read MoreA gift educators receive everyday is that we experience the special moments in life, if we just take a look. Think about it, we encounter children as they make discoveries, learn new things, experience awe and grow right before our own eyes.
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