As Walter Drew and Marcia Nell say, “Memories of joyful and meaningful play experiences help bind families together emotionally, even long after children are grown.”
My son's teacher had asked the children to draw self-portraits and he drew a picture of himself without a nose. The following events after this instruction was unexpected for everyone.
We parents hold the power to not only look for child-directed play in the small everyday moments in children’s lives, but also to value and support it.
Explore the challenges and early successes of new ways to connect teachers with one another in poor, rural areas of Indonesia and identify some insights that may be applicable to teachers in the United States who struggle with similar issues.
Working with early childhood educators around the globe demonstrates that there is promise and innovation everywhere, even in the most unpromising circumstances.
