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The Brain in Love
June 4, 2015
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
-Nelson Mandela
-Nelson Mandela
In the introduction to the Exchange book, Connecting: Friendship in the Lives of Young Children and Their Teachers, Ashley Montagu observes...
"Love is the supreme form of human communication. In the hierarchy of needs, love stands as the supreme developing agent of the humanity of the person. As such, the teaching of love should be the central core of all early childhood curriculum — with all other subjects growing naturally out of such teaching."
How deeply love moves us is explored in a most engaging video, The Brain in Love by Helen Fisher, where she describes how the brain is impacted by love and concludes "...love is in us. It's deeply embedded in the brain. Our challenge is to understand each other."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsCSBC
Denver, CO, United States
I have yet to see any ECE standard that have love as one of the standards. Why is this?Further, quality rating scales give minimal attention to the quality of teacher-child interactions. And finally, if we want child care providers and teachers to love their children, should we love them (i.e pay them well and give them adequate benefits)?
Pennsylvania, United States
Learning does come naturally when the children feel supported and cared for, when they know the teacher is there to help and guide them. Learning at these young ages is as simple as the every day conversation we have with the children through those personal, genuine conversations and that leads to loving, trusting relationships between teacher and child. The current Child-teacher ratios make sense only in the financial aspect of child care, I do think that most children would greatly benefit from more adult interaction than the ratios can support but it's always about the money in the end.
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