Haim Ginott (1972): Between Teacher and CHild

I have come to a frightening conclusion:

I am the decisive element in the classroom.

It is my personal approach that creates the climate.

It is my daily mood that makes the weather.

As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous.

I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.

I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.

In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated, and a child humanized or dehumanized.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friendships and Social Relationships

The book in previous post is really a practical book.
lots of love!

Some useful resources to help children develop friendships:

Brown and colleagues (2008) offered a wealth of addtional information supporting the need for social relationships and developing friendships.
Brown, W. H., Odom, S. L. & McConnell, S. R. (2008). Social competence of young children: Risk, disability and intervention. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Vaughn and colleagues (2003) conducted a research synthesis that reviewed 23 social skills interventions that were most effective across disabilities.
Vaughn, S., Lim, A., Morris Sloan, C., Hughes, M., Elbaum, B., & Sridhar, D. (2003). Social skills interventions for young children with disabilities. Remedial and Special Education, 24(1), 2-15.

The Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning provides additional resources on interventions that work.
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

Hanson and Beckman (2001) described strategies that parents can use to help their children make friends.
Hanson, M. J., & Beckman, P. J. (2001). Me, too! (Vols 1-6). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co,

A book I must buy or borrow!

Sharing from Tanya Burr - C&K Early Childhood Advisor - Guidance and Counselling

In my Inclusion subject today, there were some sharing from Tanya that I really like:

1. As a teacher, no matter which stage you are (first year teacher or lots of years of experience), imagine yourself on a continuum. =) There is always room for improvement. Every day is a learning journey.

2. There is no best practice for children and family. There is a diversity of services out there. What matters is about meeting children and family individual needs.

3. Teachers should not be disheartened when parents are not ready to share. We are part of their journey. We might not be their destination of a partnership. However, we continually build relationship with them so they can reach the destination. Although teachers have the field related knowledge and skills, but we are not experts of their child. Parents are always experts of their own child.

4. While talking with parents, do not jump into the topic straight away. Start with "dog, weather or a cup of tea". Treat them as a person first =)

5. Teaching is about bringing your personality to it. There is no the best teacher role model. Every teacher has different way of doing things, we cant copy everything. Be personalised =) believe in yourself =)

This is beautiful. Thank you for writing this.

http://pursuitofajoyfullife.com/2014/01/26/what-students-remember-most-about-teachers/

21 children books to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/21-childrens-books-to-celebrate-world-down-syndrome-day/

children literature

Children's stories on natural disaster
Erbrusch, W. (2008) Duck, death and the tulip 
Mellonie, B., & Ingpen, R.(1983) Lifetimes. 
Leson, C., & Hansen, G. (2003). Molly and the storm 
Stallone, L The flood that came to Grandma's house.