Young Children

On Tuesday I felt like there were many important factors that were discussed regarding children. Of the topics discussed I felt like the teaching section was one of the most important. I absolutely loved the statement "telling isn't teaching". I think this is one of the hardest things for many parents and school teachers as well to remember. I feel like so many people spend a majority of their time nagging and repeating the same things over and over in hopes that it will sink into the the children if they say it enough. Unfortunately it doesn't work, and ends up being a waste of breath. Sometimes children need more than that, and it is the job of the teacher or parent to come up with alternate ways of explaining certain tasks.