The purpose of stickers in the elementary years is something I’ve always wondered. I felt it instilled conditions of worth in situations where it wasn’t actually necessary. Read this wonderful article to understand the idea from various aspects.
Many teachers use stickers as rewards during the Early Years Foundation Stage, but do they create more problems than they solve? Helen Pinnington explains why she'd like to see schools ditch them
https://t.co/oZ5252Nrwj
Signs that someone is worth learning from:
Encouraging you to think for yourself, rather than expecting you to think like them
Aiming to have many teachers, not just many disciples
Admitting when they're wrong, instead of insisting that they're right
#ThinkAgain
Dreaming: How lucky I would have been if I studied in a free thinking, inquiry fostering, agency driven & an encouraging classroom with a facilitator who didn’t give up on my dreams.. Reflections from @trev_mackenzie 🧡@toddle_edu
If you're passionate about inquiry based teaching-learning, join other #IBPYP educators later this month at the Inquiry Educators Summit: https://t.co/7txtXdMf7Y #ToddleTIES
My husband & I have been raising kids for 27 years. Our eldest came to us when he was almost 3. His mom OD’d & his dad went to jail. There was no one to take care of this little boy, so we did. When you discriminate against LGBTQ couples, you deprive kids like mine of good homes.
.@JulianCastro has released a new "People First Education" plan for his presidential campaign.
It includes universal pre-kindergarten, "reimagining high school" and a pay increase for teachers of up to $10,000 per year using federal tax credits. https://t.co/Wn3eLcodyH