Child’s Heart and Mind

The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with our guidance and support can children hope to reach their full potential. It is my hope that with resources such as this podcast, I can help other early childhood educators with that goal.

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What's Wrong with a Theme???

January 25, 2023 • Michael

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Early childhood teachers everywhere are faced with the choice—to theme or not to theme? Themes are like worksheets; they represent a program model. I admit I used themes when I began my career in early childhood education. I thought that the theme of the week that I had chosen had to represented and visible in all areas of the classroom. Fundamentally this practice was very short sighted on a number of levels. The greatest issue that I now see, in retrospect, is that themes are teacher directed and teacher owned. Such a practice can lead to greatly restricting a child’s creativity and individuality.

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