Any young children have difficulty sharing, waiting their turn, or finding appropriate ways to get their needs fulfilled. Conflicts between children can be a daily occurrence with preschoolers and guiding children’s behavior is an ongoing process.” There are simple steps that adults can begin using immediately to assist children in learning how to resolve conflict. […]
Creativity is the freest form of self-expression. There is nothing more satisfying and fulfilling for children than to be able to express themselves openly and without judgment. The ability to be creative, to create something from personal feelings and experiences, can reflect and nurture children’s emotional health. The experiences children have during their first […]
Children differ from adult learners in many ways, but there are also surprising commonalities across learners of all ages. In this chapter we provide some insights into children as learners. A study of young children fulfills two purposes: it illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of the learners who populate the nation’s schools, and it offers […]
Inclusion is a culture based on the acknowledgment that every person is entitled to respect, dignity, equal rights under the law, and opportunities for a fulfilling life within the community. Inclusion is based on the notion thatevery person is unique, and special, has special needs and deserves individualized adaptation. Inclusion is a culture of acceptance into everyday […]
We always hear many complaints from parents that don’t like the way the school dealt with some specific situation, or from schools that say that some parents expect the teachers to raise their children for them. The relation between school and families is delicate, and the modern pressures over both of them do not make […]
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences from 1983 has rattled the education world. We no longer look at IQ as a single factor, but we recognize the existence of independent intelligences, that each can be improved on. Gardner suggests the following intelligences: 6 minute version / full lecture. Gardner’s theory did to education, what Albert […]
Play based learning allows children to contextualize and make sense of their social and physical environment, as they actively engage with people, objects and imaginative presentations. While research on brain development is in its infancy, it is believed that play shapes the structural design of the brain. We know that secure attachments and stimulation are significant […]
Gardner about Reggio curriculum Project-based learning involves teaching through engaging topics that allow the integration of meaningful learning in all content areas while also supporting development across multiple domains. John Dewey was the one to initially promote the idea of “learning by doing”. In My Pedagogical Creed (1897) Dewey wrote “The teacher is not in […]
Social-emotional development includes the child’s experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others (Cohen and others 2005). It encompasses both intra- and interpersonal processes. The core features of emotional development include the ability to identify and understand one’s own feelings, to accurately read and comprehend […]
The Eliot-Pearson Children’s School is the laboratory-demonstration school affiliated with the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. The school serves as a model and demonstration facility, providing a training and observation site for new and experienced teachers and a research facility for faculty and supervised students in the Department of Child Study and […]