Child-centred education
one of the most valuable skills of any parent or teacher.
We must allow children to talk as talking develops thinking. If a child cannot talk with confidence or use his words to ask, reason, explain and share ideas, how can he think? If he cannot think, how can he write?
Talking creates ideas that can be written down, shared, improved and extended. Valuing the words of children encourages them to value their own ideas and the skills
At elc International School, I am constantly reminding teachers that our most important job is to motivate, excite and engage all students to encourage a love of learning.
Yes, we have a curriculum to teach and expectations to meet, but by ensuring that learning is real and teaching is meaningful, we only strengthen learning opportunities and increase the level of achievement for all students.
Young children learn many concepts by playing and exploring. At elc, we provide situations for children to learn in practical ways, activities that provoke thinking, and an environment that encourages exploring, noticing and discussing thoughts and feelings.
In our classrooms, it is the student’s job to focus on the thinking while the teacher guides the learning. Students are expected to develop their own ideas, make links between ideas and develop strategies for doing things for themselves.
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