Wednesday 21 January 2009

Teachers and Guides for our children in the way forward

I have met recently many teachers and parents who follow the
direction of their own hearts and are of good intent in the service
that they offer. They have the ability to bend the rules so to speak
to enable the children to grow as individuals. Ultimately they
service a cooperative board of others who all have a mixture of needs
and requirements. That is that they are largely accountable for their
existence and position to others and potentially a local government
body. This must lead us to ask ourselves - in whose best interest do
they serve and honour.

Take time to examine the belief system of the teachers who work with
your children - Who are they? What gift knowledge and abilities to
they bring to the table or classroom?
What can you offer to your local school - local community - local
Church – local service groups.
Only expect to receive that which you put in - in some cases give for
the joy of giving and without any expectation attached to a reward -
Life may have a way of paying it forward and your recepiency experience
may involve a waiting for a synchronistic moment.

Do they service the self esteem of the child?
Do they offer a nurturing style which empowers and enables the well
being of child and how does their style of teaching make your child
feel?

Is your child auditory sequential or visual spatially inclined or a
mixture of both. Take care when applying too much pressure for results. Some children are not competitive with others only with self.
Encourage them to be their own measure of success - as some can be
very hard on themselves anyway.

Erase I can't do this - from their vocabulary - They can do any-thing if they feel, believe and think they can with encouragement and support.

Encourage self expression - and expression through focused play -
enabling them to manifest from their thoughts - Where do all there
ideas and stimuli come from if not from thought or imagination. If they feel unable at an early stage to read and write find other
ways for them to develop their self expression and modality for
learning.

Children learn though playing - making and experiencing - take them out into nature - grow things - encourage participancy in interactive
play. Role playing re enacting other aspects of themselves

Observe what they say and do - to each other - you may be pleasantly
surprised or shocked to see a reflection of yourself in the
mirror showing your own language and belief systems from a very early
age.

Encourage expansion of their own inner world and feelings - after all
that which they suppress will surface somewhere at sometime to be
dealt with.

How do they make your inner child feel as a parent?

Do they allow your child to grow in a environment where they can be
the magnificent powerful engaging creative beings they have come to be?

If not - Why not?

Your child is a unique individual being as are you - and Children
need foremost to feel LOVED nurtured and encouraged and understood
especially in their early years.
Is this similar to how we all feel as adults for most of our lives.

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