That Early Childhood Nerd

"There is a dominant discourse that early education is preparation for something in the future, usually stated as kindergarten; that developmental psychology with its focus on ages and stages can be a framework for early education; that children need adults to fix them; that the natural caring of others, a strength of women, isn’t important.These dominant discourses lead us away from closely examining the amazing events that happen in children’s lives every day that show how brilliant and capable young children are." (Tom Drummond)
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In this episode, Lizz Nolasco, Rixa Evershed and host Heather Bernt-Santy unpack this quote from Denisha Jones:
"Joy, engagement, and reflection are the keys to liberation for both children and teachers. Through the freedom to take risks knowing they are loved, the children are liberated from deficit orientations, and adult imposed limitations on what play should look like. While liberated, they exhibit a type of confidence that only develops through freedom and love."
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Your image of the child, what you believe about children, will impact every interaction and decision you make about your work with them. Lizz Nolasco and Rixa Evershed drop in to talk about what that really means, how it is true and what we believe about children.
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Recently, on two different occasions, Heather has been challenged with questions of why learning about child development and developmental theories "matters"...so of COURSE she had to talk it through with Lisa F**king Murphy.
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Bethany Corrie, Lizz Nolasco and I got together to think and talk about seeing parent/family questions like "Do they learn things here or are you just babysitting?" as an opportunity to see and meet parents' need to advocate for their child.
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Holy cow! It's the 250th episode of the show, so I invited some of the Nerd Collective to play one of my favorite games ("Ransom Notes") and laugh with me. Hope you laugh, too! Thank you all so much for listening!
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You'll see children's scribbles and mark making processes (and products!) in a whole new way after listening to Carol Garboden Murray talk about them!
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In this episode, Heather brings out her much-highlighted and post-it-noted copy of Michael Gramling's The Great Disconnect in Early Childhood Education: What We Know vs What We do for a conversation with Richard Cohen.
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Carol Garboden Murray, Mike Huber and Heather have some strong feelings about a recent article published in Young Children ("Outdoor Recess Matters! Preventing and Reducing Children's Challenging Behavior on the Playground"). 
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Authors Chris Amirault and Christine Snyder drop in on the show to talk about their GREAT new book, Finding Your Way Through Conflict: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators. This book, and conversation, is for any adult who interacts with other adults in an early childhood setting.
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