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December 20, 2005
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From "The Scientist in The Crib" by Gopnik, Meltzoff, Kuhl. "It turns out that even very young babies make some assumptions about causal connections between events." Looks like our 9 month old Princess senses the importance of the credit card to keep her in her beautiful pink tutu! How do children really learn? " When we study children, we are studying ourselves: when we see how they develop, we are seeing how we became what we are. Babies think, reason, learn, and know as well as act and feel. Babies' minds are at least as rich, as abstract, as complex, as powerful as ours." How doe this impact what we as teachers and parents do when interacting with young children?
Posted by jean at December 20, 2005 10:55 AM
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Children learn before they are born. It is said that a fetus can hear everything you tell it when in his/her mother's womb. Some doctors say a mother should read to her unborn child when the child is in the womb because it would help them to be brighter when they grow up. I believe children learn all the time. As they explore the world, they learn. As they open their eyes, they are learning. Therefore I believe children learn every second of their life. As teachers we have to know every second of their life is about learning. Lerning to read, socialize, write, play games, etc.
Posted by: thi nguyen at April 29, 2006 9:08 PM
I think it is imperitive that we as teachers take advantage of the minds of young children. they say the crucial years for kids is up until the age of 5 or 6. I think this point is very important and should definatly not be overlooked!
Posted by: melissa andrelus at April 29, 2006 10:17 PM