Lifetime educator, Dr. Mindy Shaw, maintained a philosophy in her classroom of 4 to 8 year olds to "teach humanity daily" in addition to the more traditional skill sets of reading, writing and math. Now, in an era of remote and hybrid learning, the notion of teaching humanity is somewhat threatened. She has created a series of e-books and paperbacks so that parents can have the tools they need for also teaching social and emotional skills, and in this series, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to teach humanity both in general and in an era of learning via computer.
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
On this brief episode, Dr. Shaw dives into the topic of making sure that children develop a strong sense of will. Children need to develop the stamina and the discipline to meet and conquer challenges, and if they do it early it life it will help them tremendously later on. The path to developing strong will includes conveying the fact that 100% success is not always attainable and it require the understanding that not knowing something presents the opportunity to learn it. Dr. Shaw presents a good illustrative example of how her granddaughter approaches learning gymnastics... she falls but she has the drive to overcome her mistakes. We need to show our children that as adults, WE stumble and get stuck sometimes, but we don't give up, and that makes us stronger.
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