I Don't Teach Them

05/29/2007

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
Irving Berlin

In her book, Celebrating Young Children and Their Teachers (St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 2007) Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld talks about her first experiences working with young children...

"[One] summer, my friend Rhoda and I were counselors at a sleepaway camp, Jekoe, an hour our of New York City. We had the baby 'bunk': our campers wer the infants and toddlers of senior counselors and other camp staff. I've always loved babies, but the summer I spent hanging out with those smart, honest, creative hilarious little ones clinched my lifelong love affair with our youngest learners. Today, with all-day, five-day-a-week programs for our newest students, I'm still totally filled with awe, delight, respect, and feelings of responsibility to preserve the sacred spirits of those youngest members of our human family. When people ask me how long I've been teaching movement, dance and rhythms to young children, I tell them, "I've never taught one child how to move or dance! My claim to fame is moving, dancing, laughing, and celebrating with them! They already know!"

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