Source: Christian Science Monitor
by Noelle Swan
“Back in my teaching days, while I was preparing to move from one preschool to another, the director of the school I was leaving asked me what I noticed when I went to visit my new program. The answer came to me right away. ‘The kids were all barefoot,’ I said. … When I got to my new school, a cooperative that subscribed to a more child-directed approach, I realized I had a lot of learning to do. Many of the rules that I had long enforced at other schools became more flexible. Want to run inside and climb on furniture? No problem – we have a climbing room full of carpeted tunnels, ramps, and ladders, so you can do just that.” (10/15/24)