So many of us focus on teaching.  What are we going to teach this week? What style of teaching  are we giong to use?  What has struck me is that it doesn't seem to matter how we teach...  they learn so differently.   So what if we change our approach? Focus more on the child's aspect of it... what they are learning and expand on it.  Make it easier for them to learn things.  When you see that spark of interest, run with it.  Of course there are some things that they don't want to learn that they need to learn, so make it more interesting for them.  I'm working on this. 

      There's nothing more enjoyable than seeing a child's eyes light up with understanding.  When they grasp that concept of reading it opens up whole new worlds to them.  When they can first write their name, they are so excited and have to show everyone.  When they grasp addition, subtraction, counting money.... all things they will use for the rest of their lives... they are amazed, thrilled and proud of their accomplishments.  When do they loose that wonder of learning?  WHY do they/we loose it?  At what point does school become a bore or a chore.  Something they do because they are forced to rather than because they want to?  What can we do to change that?

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Posted by Vegiemama

Is to not call ourselves "teacher." I prefer the title "Learning Facilitator" if I must have a title, tho "Mom" works just fine most of the time ;-) With "teacher" left out of the title, it shifts my thinking and my role to one that I prefer much more!

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