Sunday, September 16, 2012
"Childhood is a journey, not a race."
This quote has always been near and dear to my heart because many times I feel like teachers try to race students through their learning. As early childhood people, we know that development plays a huge part in learning and until that body has time to develop, the learning will take time. Given time, children will learn and flourish but many times we are in a hurry to get them where we think they need to be. When we step back and see that it really is not a race then the children accomplish much more and the rewards are much greater. So I always keep in mind that the race is not to be found, and the journey is never ending.
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This is a wonderful quote and it is very true. Children will develop and learn at their own pace and in their own time. Children have the ability to learn everything that they come across. I love your post and every thing you said is very true. Being in the early childhood education field, as teachers the journey of learning is never over for the children and even the teachers.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I love your quote. I agree with it entirely. Sometimes teachers forget that just because a child might physically look like they are ready doesn't necessarily mean that they are mentally and emotionally ready to learn a certain concept.
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