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@ponderingDan Thank you for facilitating a great discussion. It is certainly an eye opener and I got lots of great tips for my future practice. I shall keep an eye out for more ideas. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@ponderingDan A4: Deconstruct then reconstruct a computer or any household appliance you won't be worried to lose or break. Kids love tinkering, using tools and seeing how things work. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@dmsroy @ponderingDan This is awesome! I forgot that there's still a lot of learning involved in everyday task like cooking and gardening. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@HannahMckinnon1 I heard of seesaw, google classroom and classdojo but I haven't explored it enough to say much about it. There are lots of fun learning apps, but the problem is remotely monitoring the progress. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@ponderingDan A2: I know of Seesaw, Google classroom and classdojo but I haven't tried them in practice. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@allblacksbro Yes Olivia, we definitely have the means in our hands... all we need now is to have discipline and perseverance to push through. which connects to Q2. on how do we keep students engaged in distant learning? #PrimarySTEMchat

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A1: Making sure you have means to communicate between school and home. Glad we're in the digital age where it is easy to gather sources and pass on materials. parents would probably play a big role for this to succeed. #PrimarySTEMchat

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@claireseldon_ed @ponderingDan Hi Claire! Not a lot can be done, unfortunately. We are still in a wait and see but it would be hard for us to get practice and everything would be theoretical! #PrimarySTEMchat

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@AneNakao @McKinnonAl Hi Ane! I totally agree that we need to build a trusting relationship with the whanau of our learners. Can you suggest ways how to deal with "hard" parents? (eg. doesn't attend meetings or too proactive in suggesting special privileges to give an edge to their child) #CScEdchatNZ

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@LisaGrayson2803 @McKinnonAl Great reflection Lisa, Short and sweet! I totally agree, they would have a their own worldview, shaped by their family, culture and environment. Our role as teachers gives us the challenge of helping them develop further their identity and values. #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl Thank you Alistair for your time and for facilitating the discussion tonight. I find the questions challenging and had to think about my answers more carefully. It was a great experience nonetheless! #CSCEDchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl A5: We need to listen to them because they would know their child best. I know that educators would have a different view of the same child & could easily think problems probably stem from bad parenting. Patience & working it out together would honour their efforts. #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl A4: A child-centric approach that believes that all kids can achieve. Even though we cannot explicitly teach Christianity in a regular school, we can still pass on Christian values to our students by being a role model and showing them how to be kind and loving #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl A3: Mark 9:36-37
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl A2: Children would be needing more than just freedom and encouragement to do good. We've been learning from human development that children would act on what makes them feel good then years later would start looking at how would others feel #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl A1: A child would easily assimilate the culture & lifestyle their parents have. They would degree of life experience by the time they start school. As teachers, we are to guide them to hopefully make the right choices. #CScEdchatNZ

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@McKinnonAl Hello #CScEdchatNZ I'm Pauline, a 1st Year Education student from Laidlaw, Auckland, NZ. Glad to join in the discussion today.

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@LisaGrayson2803 Ohh keen to hop on this one if it is on. =)

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Thank you @mrkempnz and @anmowat for this insightful chat. I will be sieving through these gems to keep! #whatisschool