Upon the foundation of play all human intellect is built. Play fuels curiosity and satisfies the yearning to know how the world works and how it is organized. Play is the tool in the great architect's hand to structure each human mind in a way that is uniquely their own. As adult care-givers for children we must honor the work children do during play and stand ready to provide the next thing they need to continue building!
What was your least favorite part of your grade school math work?Word problems, right?Me too…but I have come to understand that - LIFE is a word problem! At least I was able get lots of practice solving problems to prepare me…now how can I help children do the same?
This is just a "hello" from those of us at NIST who saw you on Saturday. Cheryl specifically asked me to thank you on her behalf, because we two, at least, felt "validated" by what you said about play, scheduling, and even "tolding". It may not do us any good in our "real" world, but in our hearts we knew that we're TRYING to do the right things, and that meant a lot to both of us. And if I'm successful in moving from center-care back into home-care, with a nanny position, I'll REALLY enjoy putting some of these practices back into use.