Getting geared up for our conversation on the 30th of April at 7pm - don't miss out on this great PD opportunity!
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Assoc of Grads in EC
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Assoc of Grads in EC
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AGECS is a member based, not-for-profit organisation providing professional development & networking opportunities for early childhood professionals.
Melbourne, Australia Katılım Aralık 2010
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Aaand...everyone's answers are long but some excellent and meaningful thoughts - you should have been here!
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@SemannSlattery asking panel to complete sentence "I think the most important thing about theory is..."
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Kathy questioning why governments and schools sometimes resist continuity of pedagogy between pre-school and prep
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Kathy discussing challenge of bridging gap from pre-school years to early years of school & that EC doesn't stop when child starts school
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Catharine points out "it's fine to deconstruct but you must also reconstruct", especially when working with families
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@SemannSlattery recently approached by a pharmaceutical company to teach them about children's creativity.
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Kathy emphasises importance that theories are tried and tested and not extremist - adopting one single theory can be very narrow minded
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@semannslattery asking Kathy what determines whether a theory is valid or not?
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Catharine discussing that what children need to learn may change - for example bush fire areas or Toowoomba after the floods
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Anthony asking what skills EC educators need to evaluate what children need to learn for the future
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Anne discussing absurdity of schools setting homework when parents take them out of school to travel rather than recognising learning opps
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@semannslattery discussing that we don't want to discuss 'what' people should be learning but prefer to discuss 'how' they should learn
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Anne quoting shocking statistics of families surveyed in Victoria - across range of educational levels 80% believe learning begins at school
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Schools are improving at being ready for children but with busy curriculum, early entry age it is hard to be as adaptable as they would like
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Kathy on spending half her life getting schools ready for children and other half getting children and family ready for schools
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Catharine says for some parents it may be useful to understand their child. Educators have a responsibility to make it meaningful.
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Question from audience about whether parents should know about theories?
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significant difference. If we can't recognise these things we are failing those children before they even start school & that is a tragedy"
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