“Young children are willing and capable to be agents of
change. Adults should listen to children and be aware of their perspectives and
ideas in matters that relate directly to them”- Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson
Ms. Samuelsson is currently
lecturing about early childhood in the United States. She talks about the 3 types of pedagogues use
in preschool there is the developmental psychology view, which is that you do a
lot of activities. That children learn best if they are kept busy. The second is the academic view, the preschool
is just that a version of primary school where children are taught lessons to
prepare them for kindergarten. And lastly the Socio-cultural view, that
children experience things in order to learn
In the socio-cultural view of
child development, children use experiences to make meaning of the world around
them, that it is how you interact with children that help prepare them for
higher education. This is the current
national pedagogy of the Nordic countries.
In Ms. Samuelsson’s belief,
emotional support is the key ingredient of excellence in preschool. She is very concerned about the didactics occurring
in the classroom. How is the language
being expanded between the adults and the children? She talked about the importance of the
teacher’s use of questions and explanations in the classroom.
I have enjoyed the interactions
with Ms. Samuelsson, although she is currently lecturing and not always available
to answer my inquiries, I have been fortunate to watch some of her lectures on
Youtube. They have been very educational as well.
2 comments:
i truly believ that children do use experiences to make the world around them. I have seen children who will take something they saw mommy or daddy do they night before and use it in their play at school the next day. They act it out in blocks, or in house but they always use what they see to play how they want. This is why they always tell us to be mindful of our behavior around children.
great post I liked that I could relate to it.
Stacie,
Ms. Samuellson seems to be up to date and aware of the happenings in early childhood. It seems the socio-cultural view which is the current national pedagogy of the Nordic countries is what we are trying so desperately to maintain in our country. The academic view keeps rearing it's head getting in the way. We are teaching using the best developmental age appropriate practices. It would help if our lawmakers played games with toys rather than teachers and education.
Ginny
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