I've been bouncing these questions around for quite awhile...
Who is a child?
What is childhood?
How do children learn?
What is the role of school in the life of a young child? (This is a new one)...
I've got several posts in progress relating to this. I don't think there's an arbitrary line between the questions, they all come together to form one's view of the child. I like something that came to mind in the last class session (not a direct quote, but a general idea)...Reggio is not something you can do, it's something you become.
As far as the role of the school, this is how I view it....
The environment as the third teacher communicates to the child, "This is your space. You are welcome here". It calls to the children's soul, drawing them in as a place to explore. The role of the school is a place for..
Climbing, jumping, skipping, clapping, laughing--moving...
Digging, splashing, pouring, stirring, mixing--doing...
Questioning, exploring, investigating, engaging, growing and progressing---being...
Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket
-William Butler Yates
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