I'm going to teach you something about TEACHING SOMETHING

I've been privy to a couple conversations of late that make me

 'disagree in my head/and promise to do a post about it later'.

I am going to be NO FUN to talk to soon, for fear I will post your remarks.

 Eh, I'll risk it.

The topic at hand is teachers.  I feel completely confident in my absence of intent as I am no longer teaching professionally, or even in church at present.  So, watch out, TRUTH, here we come.

The 'rumor mill' was grinding on my teaching style as a preschool teacher a few years ago.  The rumor: "She loves the kids and is great with them but she is not academic enough." I want my child to be READING by kindergarten for that price!  Alas, 'rumor mill' phraseology makes for a dry and tasteless bread that must be choked down regardless of

the flaky croissant of REALITY sitting right in front of them.

The REALITY is this one simple concept:

IF THE CHILD TRULY FEELS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEM

 (they can spot 'posers' a mile away!)

THEY WILL PRODUCE BETTER.

also

THEY WILL LISTEN BETTER.

THEY WILL TAKE STRIDES IN TRYING TO PLEASE YOU OTHERWISE NOT TAKEN

THEY WILL FUNCTION WILLFULLY AND WITH ENTHUSIASM

THEY WILL PROGRESS MUCH FASTER ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY

Notice how Heavenly Father helps things grow.  (above photo) 

The basic elements are proffered.  Yet, the LIGHT ENERGY (Sun) is what pulls the whole plant out of seed to its fruition as flower. 

 Any teacher can run flashcards/correct/drill/

choke with curriculum needs

then hit repeat 10 million times...

HOWEVER

Really good teachers infuse what they are teaching with THEIR ENERGY.  They give it away to your kids.  With this, the child can bloom and grow.  The minutia will manifest itself in their progress when they are ready and developmentally primed.  It will.  Yet, without a direct connection to a generously loving teacher it will take longer and flourish in 'people pleasing' instead of intellectual stimulation.

Long term the results are much better with a beautifully caring teacher

compared to a rigid facts focused one.

Facts are good. 

The fact is if you want to teach a child you have to learn to love them first.

If they KNOW you care about them as little people, they WILL thrive.

Start there, and then hit the flash cards :)