Following Directions
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Always following directions tell us there is only one correct answer. In practice, directions are a guide to the beginning of a learning journey.
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Developing a Leadership Credo
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We are all leaders. We all have values and principles that we enact in our professional practice. Our ability to clarify our beliefs made us much stronger as educators.
Read MoreThe Possibilities of Our Practice
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In early education we often talk about the children’s learning journey. What is the journey of learning for educators? How do we incorporate the educational concepts and philosophies we find appealing into our program and still remain authentic to the school and culture we live in?
Read MoreThe Purpose of Education
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It is time for educators to look at our practice. We can provide children more time to explore the possibilities of learning. The current model of education is changing. The move toward a new educational model has begun.
Read MoreCompetition and Collaboration
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Our 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 MoreIs It Educational?
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When children are engaged in activities there is often a concern or a conversation among adults if the activity is educational. What does the term educational actually mean?
Read MoreGuiding Light
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Looking closer at the philosophies of different schools, there are guiding lights in the practice of these programs that stand out as lighthouses for all people who work in early childhood education.
Read MoreRaise All Ships
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The establishment of all child development philosophies has a purpose. The purpose is to help children, serve families, and build community. As early childhood educators, we have an opportunity to give back. Sometimes our mission is compromised trying to protect our own philosophy.
Read MoreThe Possibilities of School-Age Care
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I was having a conversation with a fellow educator. We were discussing the different types of programs that exist for school age children. With the variety of different programs I started to wonder What is the role of a school-age program in the lives of children?
Read MoreThe Living World
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The living world is different from the natural world. The living world is the connection to people and our navigation of the social construct in which we live. Young children have an innate connection to the living world.
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