There are a lot of assumptions in our field about veteran teachers like myself. We are not all behind the times in our knowledge base and methods, but this does vary from person to person. There are many younger teachers who lack knowledge of brain development as well and we don't blame that on their age.
I would offer that this is an era where we need to add our new understandings of development with the material practices and broad understanding of communities that seasoned teachers often have. The best of the old shouldn't be thrown out: just because they didn't know how the brain develops doesn't mean their methods were wrong. You don't have to be a meteorologist to understand the nature of thunderstorms.
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Mars April Caulton
Teacher & Teaching Artist
Bubbles Academy, and Little Linguists
Chicago IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-24-2018 04:01 PM
From: Naomi Thompson
Subject: Strategies to energize teachers who have been in Early Childhood for awhile
Hello!
Any ideas on how to energize and motivate teachers who have been in for awhile? Any ideas/spins you can give me for circle time? What is a good way to review some basic Conscious Discipline techniques without insulting their knowledge base?
Thank you!
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Naomi Thompson, MSW
Behavioral Specialist
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