Mommy They're Taking Away My Imagination!: Educating Your Young Child at Home

Every child is intelligent resourceful competent and driven toward relationship with otherpeople and the world. But not every child grows up believing this about himself. Not every childis invited to show these things to the world. These days academic proficiency takes center stage in school even preschool sometimes and your childs intellect-the way he thinks about the world and himself-and growth of personal resources that help a child know how to learn get second billing if they are considered at all. Children can come away from their experiences at school feeling as if they are losing their imagination.This book is for parents and grandparents of young children educating at home whether instead of school or in addition to school. And it is for teachers of young children who want another way of thinking about early childhood education and how they can collaborate with parents or who already have another way of thinking but want more resources. It is for anyone who has a role in growing a curious resourceful thoughtful human being. It includes a wealth of practical ideas as well as insight into childrens thinking process and learning.Based on the authors decades of working with young children as a teacher-researcher Mommy Theyre Taking Away my Imagination Educating your Young Child at Home brings the principles of the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education home to parents and children 0 to 6 years old.