What If We Taught the Way Children Learn?: More Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children′s Lives

by Rae Pica

Strengthen the connection between child development and learning

We often teach our children in ways contrary to what we know about their development. What if our learning environments honored children’s natural inclinations and used them to enrich their lives? To help students experience joy and discovery, while also preparing them for future schooling, we need to understand the connection between how they develop and how they learn. Pica brings decades of experience in education to advocate for this change.  

Written as a follow-up to the bestselling What If Everybody Understood Child Development?, this book

31 easy-to-read chapters on topics including disruptive behavior, creativity, self-regulation, screen time, and mental health Suggested next steps and resources in every chapter Real-life examples from the author′s and others’ experiences  Evidence from brain science research Easy-to-read format perfect for PLCs, book studies, and parents The straight talk in this book inspires readers to generate change so that children can have the lives and education they deserve. 

Genres: Education

215 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 20, 2020

Reviews

[Pattie Babbitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book focuses on early childhood education, educators of any age group can benefit from reading it since we deal with the ramifications of children who are rushed into academic learning too early and forced to leave behind the play that is so important to their development. This book broke my heart often. Teachers know their profession and policy makers do not, and we are being forced to do what we know if not correct for children due to testing mandates. The pendulum needs to swing NOW and we need to trust teachers to be the professionals and experts that they are!