As teachers and guardians of children, it is important to critically reflects on one’s own teaching style. It’s important to not only observe the students,
What is the value in observing the children in your class over an 1 hour period as they work? Quantifying your observations and graphing the
After a year of uncertainty and anxiety around how the pandemic might affect their second-hand bookshop in Hornsby, Tanya and her father […]
If we want out children to shine, if we want to see them to truly believe that they can reach the moon, then we must
‘The biggest crime we can commit as teachers, is thinking that we need to know it all.’ Just as we ask our students to be
Why do we get up each day, go to school to teach children? I mean it certainly is not going to make you rich. Well
Trust in schools is absolutely essential if we want our children to thrive in the classroom. School leaders and principals must first trust their teachers.
Tell me and I’ll forget,Teach me and I’ll remember,Include me and I’ll learn,Inspire me and I’ll act! #education #teacher #parenting #children #school #teachers #montessori #nepal
‘To allow our students to reach their full potential, we must link our lessons within the classroom to life outside in the natural world. Then
Reading aloud to the children in our homes and our classrooms is of enormous benefit to our children, and here’s why? Babies are born learning.
Dear families , We are all aware that some schools are still scrambling to get work hone for children. (This is no fault of any
The Immune System It’s first important to understand how your immune system works. Basically, your immune system attack anything foreign to your body. If it
This list should be on every classroom wall in the world. No paper at all is to be thrown away. Every piece must be reused!
Let your children see you rest, read a book, stroke a cat, take an afternoon nap, sip tea, write a journal, listen to music or
“The world is in trouble, the future is in the hands of every student in every classroom in the world, and it is our job
Happiness is a feeling that engulfs our soul making us smile. All parents and teachers want their children to feel happy. The sensation of happiness
Children will follow in the footsteps of those around them, as they grow, they absorb the environment that surrounds them. They mimic the actions they
‘The future depends on the adults that lie dormant in the children of today.’ Our success as educators is not assessed by what grades, points
Somewhere on a mountain top in the Himalayas, I stood before a class of children and asked the question “What do you want to be
As adults, we must be very careful when using the following statement with children: “Have you finished all your work?” You see, work to me
As an educator I see the challenges that we all face when addressing the issues with 21st century education. Questions such as: How can I
Do you have a noisy classroom, anxious children or a class that finds it hard to focus? Have you tried birdsong? When birds are quiet,
Like us, children can only be who they are. We must avoid trying to mould them into perfect specimens, they’re already perfect. They’ll make mistakes,
How important is it that children feel in charge of their own educational destiny? How crucial is autonomy in our classroom? ‘it’s critical’ and here’s
So you’re thinking of including ‘empathy’ into your curriculum. You’ve decided that you want your children to think about others, care for the needy or
When a child’s emotional cup is approaching empty, we may see behaviours such as these emerge: • attention seeking behaviour to alert us that they
When we model behaviour, when we model how something ‘can’ be done, we set expectations for our children, we show them that it is possible
When many of us think about being creative, we immediately talk about art, painting, acting or sculpture. But creativity in schools is much more than
Our children are social species. They rely on eye contact, body language, tone, intonation and a sixth sense of trust as they decide how they
The world’s curriculums are too crowded, the expectations on teachers are too high and the profession has been brought to its knees by the understanding
‘If we fail to give our students time, a voice or a choice, then we will fail to find out what really drives them to
Follow these instructions carefully! Prepare a learning environment that is mostly familiar, but with a dash of uncertainly. Introduce the child to the materials before
With many children finding themselves becoming obsessed with iPads, tablets and online gaming, parents are left wondering how to control the use of tech in
For any teacher or parent out there trying to figure out what is the most important learning objective for their children, let me tell you
The ultimate learning goal for any student is independence. Once we establish independence in our students then we truly set them up for the figure
Academics are important, but it is important that we focus on more than this when we assess the development of our children. Our world is
As far as I am concerned, the religion, faith, culture, age, wealth or social status of a child are completely and absolutely irrelevant. Each tear
“What did you do today?” Is the age old question parents ask their children as they enter the house from school but as we know
People ask why I bother to write so frequently on this platform? My answer is simple. ‘I want to change the world.’ I know it
For decades society relied on teachers and the school system to educate their children. However, with the new research surrounding the importance of essential skills
When we dig deeper into why a child isn’t following the rules or paying attention in class, we find that the reason won’t make your
Spending time listening to people who have lived a life we can only imagine, allows us to see what has gone before, what is happening
When instinct and natural reactions fail us, we look to intelligence to help solve the problem at hand, but what happens if we design curriculums
What truly makes children happy? Plastic toys, iPads, consumables and gifts will break, they will be lost, damaged or become outdated, but most of the
As a Montessori teacher, my ultimate goal is much bigger than getting my children through their exams, it’s much bigger than allowing them to reach
A child can teach us all three very important lessons : To be happy for absolutely no reason at all. To always be busy with
Why are preschools so important? I’ve heard people say that preschools are just a time filler before the ‘real’ learning takes place in school, but
When we change our perception of failure, not only do we encourage our students to attempt the most difficult of challenges, but we build resilience
What are the three levels of assessment that every school needs to adopt? When we look at good pedagogy, we start to understand that ‘voice’
Throughout history The power of story’ has proved itself time and time again, as the greatest natural learning tool that humans possess. All good learning
It is quite often the case that teachers feel they are superior to their students. Age, intelligence and experience are certainly worthy of these assumptions,
‘The biggest mistake we make as teachers, is linking silence with success, and noise with failure.’ – Gavin McCormack Rather than saying “The principal is
When a teacher brings their heart into the classroom, the learning experience is transformed for everyone involved. The bond of trust, love and empathy between
Want to get your children interested in language and history at the same time? Thematic learning involves linking subjects to teach important lessons in an
If we want to cultivate a community of love, a group of children and families who respect and protect each other, we must model this
The word ‘Teacher’ is not to be taken literally. As teachers we are more than a vessel to transmit information into the minds of our
Determination, persistence and resilience should be on the agenda in every lesson we teach, in every program we write and assessment we conduct. Sometimes we
The cognitive development of our children is heavily dependent of the communication between the hand and mind! If we allow our children to feel their
School is crucial for the obvious reasons! Learning mathematics, understanding how to construct a sentence and understanding the processes in science, history and geography, but
It’s been a tough few months for teachers! Putting your personal lives aside for a while, focusing on educating those growing minds from a distance
