A Day in the Life of a Child-Directed Play-Based Program
Dear grownups:
I wanted to capture our curriculum for the day to demonstrate how no single teacher or curriculum designer or even whole team of educators could possibly design something so rich and in-depth as this child directed, child created, play-based curriculum.
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Sibling Revelry, or, They Fight and They Like It
I don’t know if you know this, but siblings enjoy fighting. It’s generally the parents who don’t enjoy the sibling revelry. Perhaps, if you’re feeling there’s something to prevent, solve or fix for your children, you can remember this.
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Olive and Impulses
Even grown-ups act impulsively. Our growing awareness of these behaviors, a lot of practice and a good dose of self-forgiveness, go a long way towards mastering these impulses. Admonition, “That’s not okay,” for example, may not be that helpful.
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