What do I believe about teaching?
We believe that as teachers we must:
- Believe all children can learn
- Display enthusiasm and passion for what we teach
- Work together as a professional learning community intent on improving students’ achievements
- Set achievable but challenging class tasks
- Provide differentiated learning activities
What is a program philosophy?
The philosophy of our program is to encourage and support the optimal development of each child Our program values diversity and inclusion of children and adults with varying skill levels and abilities All children have the right to be included as equal members of the classroom community
What is the Montessori philosophy?
Montessori is an education philosophy and practice that fosters rigorous, self-motivated growth for children and adolescents in all areas of their development, with a goal of nurturing each child’s natural desire for knowledge, understanding, and respect
What is the best preschool philosophy?
- Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia approaches the young student holistically, taking the full child’s intellectual and emotional potential into account
- Waldorf Waldorf early childhood curriculum lays a foundation of lifelong learning for the inquisitive child
- HighScope
- Bank Street
- Parent Co-ops
- Religious
What are the 5 principles of EYLF?
What are the five principles of the EYLF?
- Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships
- Partnerships
- High expectations and equity
- Respect for diversity
- Ongoing learning and reflective practice
Who are the philosophers of early childhood education?
The philosophical foundations of early childhood education were provided by John Amos Comenius, John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau Its curriculum and methodology were created by the likes of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Friedrich Froebel, Maria Montessori, and Rudolf Steine
What was Martin Luther’s belief towards ECD?
Luther believed that children should be educated to read independently so that they could have access to the Bible This meant that teaching children how to read at an early age would be a strong benefit to societ
What was John Dewey’s theory?
Dewey’s influence on education was evident in his theory about social learning; he believed that school should be representative of a social environment and that students learn best when in natural social settings (Flinders & Thornton, 2013)
What are the major theories of child development?
Child Development Theories and Examples
- Background
- Psychosexual Theory
- Psychosocial Theory
- Behavioral Theories
- Cognitive Theory
- Attachment Theory
- Social Learning Theory
- Sociocultural Theory
What are the 4 theories of development?
Four main theories of development: modernization, dependency, world-systems, and globalization