Ep. 34 - Values & Character Development in ECE
Statistical evidence of declining moral values in our schools is attributed, in part, to the sad fact that many teachers are overwhelmed by the pressure and time demands required to deliver academic content. Focusing on values and character development, most teachers feel, is just one more demand on their time constraints....
... but one possible solution, one powerful solution in my experience as a teacher with 22 years of teaching experience, is to intersperse age-appropriately challenging issues into Shared Thinking Circle Time discussions. Discussions that mainly focus on familiar, day-to-day encounters and experiences —not, in any way, imposing values, but, instead, exploring values and perspectives in an environment of mutual respect - which takes the form of wide-ranging questions accompanied by genuinely interested and respectful listening.
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