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Teacher Knows Best?
August 31, 2010
Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.
-Paul Goodman in Growing Up Absurd
In her popular Exchange book, How Does it Feel? Child Care from Families' Perspectives, Anne Stonehouse asks, "How would you feel if you believed that the professionals in the program were more knowledgeable and expert about your child than you were?" ... and then observed...
"The knowledge and expertise of experienced professionals can be very helpful to families, especially those who are inexperienced. At the same time it can be daunting. Professionals need to take care about giving out advice and information to families. Parent support is much more appropriate than believing that you have a mandate to 'educate families.' The point is to support and empower families as the most important people in their child's life. Excellent parenting involves both availing yourself of information and advice and also trusting yourself. Too much information from 'experts' can cause families to lose confidence and become confused, especially when advice is conflicting."
One of the challenges of working with young children is finding ways of working effectively with their families. In How Does it Feel? Child Care from Families' Perspectives, author Anne Stonehouse challenges the reader to look at situations in an early childhood program from families’ perspectives. Encouraging programs to move beyond traditional parent and family involvement, this recently updated version of the book contains insights on what it takes to create and maintain effective partnerships that benefit young children the most. ExchangeEveryDay
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Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
09/06/2010 06:44 am
I found the article very strong and it speaks for itself. I recommend it for parents and teachers.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
08/31/2010 07:54 am
A teacher is the balance between a child and a family . A teacher teaches the child and the family may guide the child following the directions of the
teacher . To support the family is the outreach to community .