Category Archives: can’t really complain but

Beginning the Journey Again

Posted on April 12, 2009 by randomyriad

I wrote a comment on a list to a student who was wondering if the Reggio Emilia child centered approach to preschool was they way to go for a teacher just starting out. After I wrote I realized it really … Continue reading →

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The Unchangling

Posted on March 1, 2009 by randomyriad

I wish I could say anything changed the dawning takes eternity fragments and hurls them toward infinite fleeing stars Everything in motion, nothing changes Matter is vibration, music of particles anything in the soup remains there cooling, coalescing, and dispersing … Continue reading →

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Bringing a Little Wonder Back to my Work

Posted on February 15, 2009 by randomyriad

I have worked in programs that are supportive of the kind of child led learning that I believe in, but often administrators pay lip service to it while piling on pre-written curricula and norm based goals which in my opinion … Continue reading →

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Nailed to the Floor of My Life

Posted on February 13, 2009 by randomyriad

It seems like lately I have no ability to rise above the busy noise of day to day life and enjoy my life as thinking, dreaming, living being. I am trapped in other people’s versions of the world, and frankly, … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On Early Childhood Education

Posted on January 23, 2009 by randomyriad

I wrote these thoughts for a class I am taking as professional development. According to the NAEYC position on Developmentally Appropriate Practice, the field of Early Childhood Education in America faces three important challenges. There are increasing shortages in quality … Continue reading →

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