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 May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
In this brief episode, Dr. Shaw talks about the need to balance playfulness and boundaries. We need to remember that while we are having much needed fun, we also have to model being responsible. Dr. Shaw gives some examples of that kind of modeling, and she reminds us that while it's fun to be in the role of playmate with our children that we also have to remain in the role of the parent. Again, it's all about modeling. She also answers a question from a listener about teaching a child about sharing, and the answer is simply to demonstrate sharing and marking and noting the action. Dr. Shaw also provides a nice illustrative example of teaching sharing.
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