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 Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
In this brief episode, Dr. Shaw addresses what happens when an adult (a teacher or a parent of one of your children's friends) makes a comment that you feel is critical of your child. Dr. Shaw sees this kind of interaction as a learning opportunity as, quite often, the comment that was unsettling came from some who you both like and respect. The discomfort could come from the element of truth that was brought forward. We need to digest what we hear, re-visit the conversation and come to the understanding that what was said was potentially constructive. We want to teach our children to understand that it's ok to see things differently from one another, and that they can and should work through the differences they have in their own friendships.
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