There鈥檚 a lot children can get out of exploring something they鈥檙e interested in. Here are just a few of the things we do together. Although the central focus may be trucks, there鈥檚 lots of variety.
No one can predict what habits and interests will stick with a child. But if you never offer up the opportunities, the odds will always remain at zero.
As Walter Drew and Marcia Nell say, 鈥淢emories of joyful and meaningful play experiences help bind families together emotionally, even long after children are grown.鈥�
We parents hold the power to not only look for child-directed play in the small everyday moments in children鈥檚 lives, but also to value and support it.
Working with early childhood educators around the globe demonstrates that there is promise and innovation everywhere, even in the most unpromising circumstances.
Explore the challenges and early successes of new ways to connect teachers with one another in poor, rural areas of Indonesia and identify some insights that may be applicable to teachers in the United States who struggle with similar issues.
Read the Fall 2017 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include: "The Command Center Project: Resolving My Tensions with Emergent Curriculum" and more.
