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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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
In this brief but insightful episode, Dr. Shaw talks about teaching our children to be flexible. As with other tenets of Dr. Shaw's philosophy, teaching flexibility begins with proper modeling for our children. When an adult behaves in a frustrated or inflexible manner, which will happen, it's important to point out that behavior and also explore the situation that you are in for the learning lessons built into it. When we react in a negative way, we should note and mark it and then strive to be better next time. We need to show up in the best possible way, and we need to teach our children that it's ok to be different from one another as in our differences and our ability to be flexible with one another, that's how we demonstrate and learn true acceptance.
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