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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads- Ingredient #7

Children are the greatest gift to humanity.

Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads- Ingredient #7

What does it take and whom must you be to serve children as their teacher?

You must be patient.

They say, whoever they are, that patience is a virtue.  I know as a teacher and a mother, that being patient is a necessary element that we must develop in our character.  I confess that it is an everyday skill set that we as in our human nature, struggle to be consistent with on a daily basis and from one situation to the next.  I believe that in terms of the character assets that we need to approach the world with, patience is one of those acquired assets that can make life more doable and enjoyable.  Patience sets the tone of how the world will respond to us.  It can be quite a challenge to be patient with adults because our expectations for their behavior and attitude is that because they have life experiences under their belt and an archive of lessons from which they should have learned and evolved, that adults would operate from a space of wisdom and integrity. 

However, when it comes to children we have a responsibility as the adults in their life, to be mature and far more understanding and patient as we lead them, guide them, and nurture them through their childhood experiences.  They are truthfully and righteously are supposed to be able to depend on us to be compassionately patient.  What does this energetic response of patience need to sustain itself?  Well first, it calls for us to be patient and understanding of who we are as a human being coming from our own life experiences and come to a realization that we are not perfect, we are called to, as is everyone , knowingly or not, called to practice the art of perfecting ourselves in our own unique divine identity, and that this art of perfecting the evolution of our soul expression is what life is all about. 

We must see each other, especially children, in that light so that they are free of judgment and other people’s expectations.  Can you imagine what the world would be like, and even better, what a child’s childhood would be like if they were surround by, and showered with patience, which in the core of patience love is the foundational element?  Can you imagine how much children would learn in their school environments and in their home environments if they knew their caregivers nurtured them with patience?  How do you feel when someone has treated you with “compassionate patience”? I know from my life experiences that not only does it instill more patience for me to share with others, but it inspires me to take flight and soar.  It makes me feel like I am valued and that I have unlimited potential.  I believe that this is what we want for our children.  Think about it?

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French #6 Petits conseils pour les mamans et les papas- Ingrédient #6 Que faut-il et qui devez-vous être pour servir les enfants en tant qu’éducateurs ?

Les enfants sont le plus grand cadeau pour l’humanité.
Que faut-il et qui devez-vous être pour servir les enfants en tant qu’éducateurs ?

L’ingrédient :

Vous devez être clair : il s’agit de vivre une vie heureuse, entière, physiquement et émotionnellement saine.

Je ne peux pas commencer à vous dire à quel point il est important d’être en bonne santé physiquement, émotionnellement et spirituellement.  L’une des premières choses que je dis à mes élèves-enseignants dans leur premier cours sur le développement de l’enfant, c’est qu’ils doivent faire un sondage sur leur position dans ces 3 domaines de leur vie, avant de s’engager à devenir enseignants.  Il ne s’agit pas d’un enregistrement unique !  Il s’agit d’un rituel continu que nous, en tant qu’enseignants et parents, devons accomplir afin d’avoir une relation aimante et fonctionnelle avec les enfants que nous servons ou dont nous sommes parents.  Si nous leur devons, ainsi qu’à nous-mêmes, de vivre une vie qui est en alignement avec notre meilleure vie et la plus haute expression de notre unique « Identité Divine ».

Lorsque nous ne sommes pas en forme et que nous ne nous sentons pas bien, il est de notre responsabilité, en tant qu’enseignants, de prendre une journée de santé mentale et de recentrer nos émotions et notre bien-être spirituel afin que nous puissions réintégrer l’environnement dans une expression plus saine et plus stable de nous-mêmes.  Je savais que j’avais 10 jours de maladie complets par an et je me suis engagée à prendre un jour par mois chaque année pour simplement « prendre soin de moi ».  J’avais l’intention de faire quelque chose de spécial qui me donnait l’occasion de simplement « respirer » !  Je me levais et me promenais sur la plage ou je sortais prendre mon petit-déjeuner.  Parfois, je restais simplement au lit et je regardais des émissions qui ne prenaient aucun de mes processus de pensée pour être activés.  NOUS avons tous besoin d’un « Time In » !  Nous devons tous réaliser que l’équilibre et l’alignement des éléments qui propulsent notre existence doivent être pris en charge et nourris. 

Ce n’est pas quelque chose dont nous devons demander la permission ou nous excuser, c’est quelque chose qui nous est demandé pour vivre une vie heureuse et saine.  Lorsque nous avons des enfants, nous devons être entiers, en bonne santé et heureux.  Maintenant, en termes de bonheur, je ne dis pas que les enfants s’attendent à ce que nous soyons dans un état d’être statique fixe tous les jours.  Ils ont besoin de nous voir comme nous-mêmes authentiques afin qu’ils sachent que nous leur fournirons un espace pour qu’ils puissent exprimer pleinement qui ils sont et que l’expression de leur « identité divine » est respectée et acceptée.  Le fait est qu’en tant qu’adultes, nous devrions avoir grandi dans notre capacité à être conscients de la façon dont nous nous comportons pour eux, et avec cette sensibilité, nous faisons ce que nous devons faire pour « nous contrôler ». 

L’avantage pour les enfants lorsque nous pouvons nous adapter, c’est qu’ils se sentent en sécurité et pris en charge.  Une autre chose que je partage avec mes élèves-enseignants est qu’il est vraiment important pour eux de faire le point avec leur enfant intérieur, car cela contient la « vérité de qui ils sont et de ce qu’ils sont capables » d’être.  Quel cadeau c’est d’être au service des enfants parce que nous découvrons de plus en plus de choses sur nous-mêmes chaque jour que nous partageons avec eux.

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Filipino #6 Tiny Tips para sa mga Moms at Dads- Ingredient #6. Ano ang kailangan at sino ang dapat ninyong maging para paglingkuran ang mga bata bilang kanilang guro?

Ang mga bata ang pinakadakilang regalo sa sangkatauhan.
Ano ang kailangan at sino ang dapat ninyong maging para paglingkuran ang mga bata bilang kanilang guro?

Ang Sahog:

Dapat kayong maging malinaw- ito ay masaya, buo, malusog at malusog sa damdamin.

Hindi ko masimulan na sabihin sa iyo kung gaano kahalaga ang maging malusog sa pisikal, emosyonal, at espirituwal.  Isa sa mga unang sinasabi ko sa mga student teachers ko sa kanilang unang kursong Child Development ay kailangan nilang gumawa ng survey kung nasaan sila sa 3 domain na ito ng kanilang buhay, bago sila mangako na maging guro.  Hindi ito isang beses na check in!  Ito ay isang patuloy na ritwal na kailangan nating gawin kapwa bilang mga guro at magulang upang magkaroon ng mapagmahal at functional na relasyon sa mga anak na ating pinaglilingkuran o pagiging magulang.  Kung utang natin sa kanila at sa ating sarili na mabuhay ng isang buhay na naaayon sa ating pinakamahusay na buhay at pinakamataas na pagpapahayag ng ating natatanging “Divine Identity”.

Kapag wala na tayong mga uri at hindi na rin pakiramdam, responsibilidad natin bilang mga guro na kumuha ng isang araw ng kalusugan ng isip at muling isentro ang ating mga emosyon at espirituwal na kagalingan upang maaari nating muling pumasok sa kapaligiran sa isang mas malusog na mas matatag na pagpapahayag ng ating sarili.  Alam ko na mayroon akong 10 buong araw ng sakit sa isang taon at ipinangako ko ang aking sarili na kumuha ng isang araw sa isang buwan bawat taon upang lamang “Alagaan ang Aking Sarili”.  Sinadya kong gawin ang isang espesyal na bagay na nagbigay sa akin ng pagkakataong “huminga”!  Bumangon ako at mamasyal sa dalampasigan o kaya’y maglalabas ng sarili ko para mag almusal.  Minsan ay mananatili lang ako sa kama at manood ng mga palabas na hindi kinuha ang alinman sa aking mga proseso ng pag iisip na na activate.  Kailangan nating lahat ng “Time In”!  Kailangan nating lahat na mapagtanto na ang pagbabalanse at pag align ng mga elemento na nagtutulak sa ating pag iral ay kailangang alagaan at alagaan. 

Hindi ito isang bagay na kailangan nating humingi ng pahintulot na gawin o kailangang humingi ng tawad, ito ay isang bagay na hinihingi sa atin upang mabuhay ng masaya at malusog na buhay.  Kapag dumating tayo sa mga bata, kailangan nating maging buo, malusog at masaya.  Ngayon sa mga tuntunin ng masaya, hindi ko sinasabi na inaasahan ng mga bata na tayo ay nasa isang nakapirming static na estado ng pagiging araw araw.  Kailangan nilang makita tayo bilang ating tunay na sarili upang malaman nila na magbibigay tayo ng puwang para sa kanila na maging ganap na pagpapahayag ng kanilang pagkatao at ang pagpapahayag ng kanilang “Divine Identity” ay iginagalang at tinatanggap.  Ang bagay ay na bilang mga matatanda dapat naming magkaroon ng lumago sa aming kakayahan upang maging cognizant ng kung paano kami ay darating off sa kanila, at may na sensitivity ginagawa namin kung ano ang mayroon kaming gawin upang “Suriin ang Ating Sarili”. 

Ang benepisyo sa mga bata kapag maaari nating ayusin ang sarili, ay ang pakiramdam nila ay ligtas, ligtas, at inaalagaan.  Ang isa pang bagay na ibinabahagi ko sa aking mga guro ng mag aaral ay talagang mahalaga para sa kanila na mag check in sa kanilang panloob na bata, dahil na hold ang “katotohanan ng kung sino sila at kung ano ang kanilang kakayahang” pagiging.  Anong regalo ang paglilingkod sa mga bata dahil mas marami tayong natutuklasan tungkol sa ating sarili sa bawat araw na ibinabahagi natin sa kanila.

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads- Ingredient #6. What does it take and whom must you be to serve children as their teacher?

Children are the greatest gift to humanity.

The Ingredient:

You must be clear- this is living a happy, whole, physically and emotionally healthy life.

I can’t begin to tell you how important it is to be physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy.  One of the first things I tell my student teachers in their first Child Development course is that they must do a survey on where they are in these 3 domains of their life, before they commit to becoming a teacher.  It is not a one time check in!  It is an ongoing ritual that we as both teachers and parents have to do in order to have a loving and functional relationship with the children we are serving or parenting.  If we owe it to them and to ourselves to live a life that is in alignment with our best life and highest expression of our unique “Divine Identity”.

When we are out of sorts and not feeling well, it is our responsibility as teachers to take a mental health day and re-center our emotions and spiritual well-being so that we can re-enter the environment in a healthier more stable expression of ourselves.  I knew I had 10 full sick days a year and I committed myself to taking one day a month every year to just “Care for Myself”.  I was intentional about doing something special that gave me an opportunity to just “breathe”!  I would get up and take a walk on the beach or take myself out to breakfast.  Sometimes I would just stay in bed and watch shows that did not take any of my thought processes being activated.  WE all need a “Time In”!  We all need to realize that balancing and aligning the elements that propel our existence have to be cared for and nurtured. 

This is not something we have to ask permission to do or have to apology for, it is something that is required of us in order to live a happy and healthy life.  When we come to children, we need to be whole, healthy and happy.  Now in terms of happy, I am not saying that children expect us to be in a fixed static state of being every day.  They need to see us as our authentic selves so they know that we will provide a space for them to be in full expression of who they are and that expression of their “Divine Identity” is respected and accepted.  The thing is that as adults we should have grown in our ability to be cognizant of how we are coming off to them, and with that sensitivity we do what we have to do to “Check Ourselves”. 

The benefit to children when we can self-adjust, is that it makes them feel safe, secure, and cared for.  Another thing I share with my student teachers is that it is really important for them to check in with their inner child, because that holds the “truth of who they are and what they are capable of” being.  What a gift it is to be in service to children because we get to discover more and more about ourselves every day we share with them.

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Ngā Aki Tiny mō Ngā Moms me ngā Papa- Ingredient #5- Māori He aha te take, a, ko wai koe hai mahi tamariki hai kaiako mo rātau? Me kī tonu koe i te hari.

Ko nga tamariki te koha tino nui ki te momo tangata.

E mōhio ana ahau, me ngā mea katoa e whakawhiti ana i te ao, i o tātau whenua takitahi hoki, e mōhio ana tātau he tino nui te whakauru me te tautoko i o tātau kaiako me te pūnaha akoranga e whakararuraru ana, e ako ana rātau.  Me haere mai tātau ki te mōhiotanga ehara i te tangata anake te iwi e whakaako ana, e ārahi ana, e whakararuraru ana i a tātau tamariki i roto i tētahi whare pereki me te moata, ehara i te tangata anake i roto i tō rātou hoahoa, engari kei te ngana anō ki te whakatere i tō rātou ake oranga whaiaro me ngā whakamātautau ora e tūtaki ana rātau i ia rā, engari kei te ngana anō ngā kaiako me ngā kaiwhakahaere ki te whakatere i ngā tūmanako o tētahi pūnaha pūranga kāore i te tamariki.  Kaore he rerekē o te ora ki a tātau katoa me nga kaiako.  He āhuareka te mōhio me te whakaae kia rite tonu ki te pātahitanga o te tamaiti ki ngā mātua, e mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki te kore te kaiako e hari, ā, kei te raruraru ki te whakataurite i o rātau whakaaro kia kore ai e rongo te tamaiti i te haumaru, i te kore kāri rānei. 

Tērā tētahi pātahitanga ahurei i waenganui i te tamaiti me to rātau kaiako. He mea nui kia whakatūria te tūhononga tuatahi i runga i te aroha, te manaaki, te aroha, te whakangākau me te whakaaetanga.  He tūturu nga tamariki, neke atu i nga mea e hoatu ana e tātau he hua ki a rātau.  E mōhio ana rātau e kore tātau e hari i te 24/7, ā, kai a rātau anō te āhua o te urupare me te āta tirotiro ki te wāhi e urupare ana tātau ki te wāhi e ā-hinengaro ana, ā-tinana hoki tātau.  E aroha ana rātau ina taea e nga kaiako te tiritiri i to rātau hari me te ngahau mo nga mea e whakawhiti ana i roto i te taiao akoranga me te marautanga.  He ātaahua te hari, ā, ka whakaaro rātau kai te rangi mātau he kaiako ki o rātau hiahia me ō rātau hiahia, ā, ka haumitia ki te wāhi tino hira tuarua me tētahi wāhanga o to rātau rā.

I nga wā katoa e kī atu ana ahau ki ōku kaiako ākonga, he mea nui kia tiaki i to rātau hinengaro, i te hinengaro, i te hinengaro, i te hauora wairua. He mea nui kia mau ngā kaiako i “Care for Self-Days“, ina mōhio rātau kāore e taea e rātau te whārite me te hauora ki ngā tamariki e tiaki ana i a rātau.  Me mahi nga mātua i te āhuatanga ōrite i roto i to rātau matua.  Kāore e taea e tētahi o tātau i te 24/7 kia hangaia ai e tātau he wā me ngā huarahi hei hoatu i a tātau he “Wā Ki Roto”!  He wā e tangohia ai tātau i a tātau mahi, ka “haere ki roto” me te whakaora anō i to tātau rangimārie me to tātau whakaaro.  Ka whakamahia e au te  aratuka “Wā Ki Roto” ehara i te aratuka “Wā Atu” ki ngā tamariki, nā te mea kei te whakaaro ahau ina pau te toenga, e tono ana rātou kia kaua e tūhono ki tētahi tangata e “Sees Them“! 

He tino hira, he hauora hoki ki a tātau te rapu i te iwi, i ngā mea, me ngā wheako e tautoko ana, e tautoko ana i te “Joy” e takoto ana i roto i te kīanga a to tātau wairua.  I hangaia mai to mātau “Joy” e mātau, ā, e noho ana i roto i to mātau “Soul”!  Ko mātau te kawenga mo te pare i to tātau “Joy” mai i tētahi tangata, i tētahi mea, i te āhuatanga rānei i roto i te ora e whakamātau ana ki te “Rain i runga i to mātau whakatere, i te maka kōruru rānei i runga i to tātau rā”!  He wā anō tātau katoa ina rongo tātau i te mamae, ā, ka uaua, engari ko te kī hei “Joy Filled”, ko te whakaae anake i aua whakaaro kia puta i roto i a mātau, kia kaua hoki e whakaae kia noho aua whakaaro i roto i ta tātau “kōrero a Soul.  E tika ana kia “Joy” tātau katoa, kia āhei ai tātau ki te kōwhiri kia mahi tamariki, kia noho rānei hei matua mo rātau, me tuku tātau i to tātau “Joy” kia mārama me te aroha ki roto i o rātau oranga.

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads- What does it take and whom must you be to serve children as their teacher? You must be joy filled. Ingredient #5

Children are the greatest gift to humanity.

You must be joy filled.

I know that with all that is transpiring in the world and in our individual countries, we are at a point that we realize that being involved and supportive of our teachers and the educational system that they are navigating and learning in is critical.  We have to come to the understanding that the people that are teaching, guiding and nurturing our children in a brick and mortar institution, are not only human in their design, but are also trying to navigate their own personal life and the life challenges they encounter on a daily basis, but teachers and administrators are also trying the navigate the expectations of an archaic system that is not child centered.  Life wears on all of us and teachers are no different.  It is interesting to recognize and acknowledge that just like a child’s relationship with parents, children know when a teacher is not happy and is struggling to balance their emotions so that it does not make a child feel unsafe or uncared for. 

There is a unique relationship between a child and their teacher. It is important for the initial connection be established with love, respect, compassion, devotion and commitment.  Children are realistic, more so than what we give them credit for.  They know that we are not going to be happy 24/7 and they are in their own way intuitive and attentive way going to be responsive to where we are emotionally and physically.  They love it when teachers can share their joy and excitement about what is transpiring in the learning environment and curriculum.  The joy is contagious and makes them feel that we as teachers are in tune with their wants and needs and are invested in the second most important place and part of their day. I always tell my student teachers that it is important to take care of their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. It is important for teachers to take “Care for Self-Days”, when they know that they are not able to be balanced and healthy with the children that are in their care.  Parents have to practice ethe same modality in their parenting.  None of us can be on 24/7 so we have to construct times and ways to give ourselves a “Time In”!  A time when we remove ourselves from our routine and “go within” and re-capture our peace and composure.  I use the “Time In” not the “Time Out” method with children, because I feel that when they are out of balance, they are asking for a time to be connected not disconnected with someone that “Sees Them”!  

It is so important and healthy for us to seek the people, things, and experiences that support and sustains the “Joy” that lies within our soul’s expression.  Our “Joy” is created by us and is housed in our “Soul”!  We are responsible for protecting our “Joy” from anyone, anything, or circumstance in life that tries to “Rain on our parade or cast shadows on our sunlight”!  We all have times when we will feel pain and be stressed, but the key to being “Joy Filled”, is to only allow those emotions to pass through us and to not allow those feelings to take up residence in our “Soul’s expression.  WE all deserve “Joy” and to be able to be chosen to serve children, or to be their parent, we must let our “Joy” bring light and love into their lives.

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Maneno ya unabii kutoka kwa mababu- Ujumbe #5-Swahili

Kujifunza kuingia katika urithi wetu

Nasikia sauti za mababu elfu moja zikituita tuchukue hatua sasa,

Hakukuwa na hofu katika sauti ya ujumbe wao, ilikuwa wazi, ilikuwa fupi na iligusa moyo wangu sana.  Najua kwamba wanasikiliza na kutazama mahali ambapo ubinadamu uko.  Wanajua kikamilifu kwamba ikiwa hatutasimama juu ya mambo ambayo yanakuja baada ya ubinadamu kutuibia uhuru wetu, heshima, na utambulisho wa Mungu wa kibinafsi, kwamba tutashindwa kwa nguvu za giza na nia mbaya. Hili si jambo ambalo wazee wetu wanataka kwa ajili yetu.  Wanatuita kuamka kwa nguvu ya akili zetu, kimwili, na zaidi ya kila kitu kiroho chetu chenye nguvu sana ni silaha zetu na ngao ya ulinzi na ukombozi.  Wanataka tujue kuwa hatuko peke yetu!  Kisha ghafla, wimbo huu ulijaza nafsi yangu, na ningeweza kuhisi nguvu karibu nami, kwamba ingawa tuko katika vita kwa maisha yetu, wema utashinda uovu! 

Sisi ni nuru ambayo itazidi giza.  Tumeungana na nguvu ya Mungu ya mababu zetu.  Wamekwenda wapi tunatembea!  Wamesimama chini yao kwenye uwanja wa vita wa changamoto zote ambazo walilazimika kupigana.  Walitumia imani yao, ingenuity, na akili ili kuchonga ukweli wa kile walichotaka kuonyesha kwa maisha yao na maisha ya watoto wao. Hawakuwahi kukata tamaa!  Hawakuwahi kuingia!  Nyimbo zao za ujasiri ziliwaona, na tumerithi kiroho hizi kutumiwa kama mwongozo na ujasiri wa kujibu “Wito kwa Vitendo”.  Wimbo walionipa leo ni- “Joshua Fit the Battle” –

Kuwa na ujasiri na kuchukua tahadhari:

Yoshua atoa vita karibu na Yeriko

Karibu na Yeriko karibu na Yeriko

Yoshua atoa vita karibu na Yeriko

Na kuta zinakuja chini ya tumblin.

Mungu anajua kwamba

Yoshua atoa vita karibu na Yeriko

Karibu na Yeriko karibu na Yeriko

Yoshua atoa vita karibu na Yeriko

Na kuta zinakuja chini ya tumblin.

Unaweza kuzungumza juu ya watu wako wa Gideoni

Unaweza kujivuna juu ya watu wako wa Sauli

Hakuna Matata Beautiful Joshua

Katika vita ya Yeriko

Hata hivyo, kwa ujasiri na ujasiri alisimama

Wokovu ni mkono wake

“Nenda uwapige pembe za kondoo dume”, Joshua alilia

“Kwa sababu shetani hawezi kukudhuru.”

Mungu anajua kwamba

Yoshua ajiandaa kwa vita karibu na Yeriko, Yeriko, Yeriko

Yoshua atoa vita karibu na Yeriko

Na kuta zikaja tumblin’

Chini, chini, chini, chini, chini, kuinama.

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Pequeños consejos para mamás y papás- Ingrediente #4-Español

Los niños son el mayor regalo para la humanidad.

¿Qué se necesita y quién debe ser usted para servir a los niños como su maestro?

Debes estar preparado intelectualmente y comprometido a ser un “aprendiz de por vida”, porque entiendes que “siempre hay más verdad y conocimiento” que aprender. Debes entender que a medida que continúes aprendiendo y mejorando tu vida, no solo te beneficiará a ti, sino también a la vida de los niños a los que sirves.

Como educadores, es nuestra responsabilidad seguir aprendiendo y mejorar nuestras vidas para que crezcamos en todas las áreas de nuestra vida.  Quiénes somos y lo que sabemos y tenemos que compartir con los niños es una parte fundamental de la enseñanza y la tutoría de los niños.  Si no hemos participado en actividades que proporcionen recursos y contenidos para nuestro currículo para los niños, entonces estamos limitando y privando a los niños del acceso a la riqueza del conocimiento que el mundo tiene para ellos.  Muchos maestros y administradores experimentan “agotamiento”, porque se resignan a creer que no necesitan volver a la escuela, viajar, unirse a grupos de interés, leer por placer y desafiarse a sí mismos a hacer cosas que están “fuera de la caja” para ellos. 

Nosotros, como educadores y padres, somos modelos a seguir para los niños.  Si nos ven disfrutar de la lectura y explorar el mundo como aventureros, ellos también quieren explorar y descubrir los tesoros del mundo.  Por su propia naturaleza, los niños son curiosos e intrépidos.  ¡Quieren saber el “por qué” de las cosas!  ¡Quieren saber cómo funcionan las cosas!  Necesitan experiencias prácticas y tiempo para aventurarse en un aula ambiental o en su aula al aire libre que proporcione una gran cantidad de contenido que sea apropiado para su edad y cognición para su edad y/o madurez.  Creamos el contenido y los entornos que apoyan el crecimiento de los niños en los 4 dominios de su ser.

 Sé a título personal que me comprometí a ser un “aprendiz de por vida”.  Me comprometí a hacer siempre cosas y aventurarme en cosas que ampliaran mi aliento de conocimiento sobre la vida y el mundo para seguir siendo un recurso en mis escritos y defensa.  Es una parte importante de nuestro diseño humano alimentar nuestros cerebros y mejorar las expresiones de nuestras almas.  Los niños merecen lo mejor de lo que somos y de lo que podemos llegar a ser para que podamos guiarlos y nutrirlos en su “Viaje Divino de la Vida”.

Como padres, tenemos la responsabilidad de desarrollar una relación con los maestros de nuestros hijos y apoyarlos y alentarlos a continuar aprendiendo y proporcionar un plan de estudios relevante y emocionante para nuestros hijos.  Podemos traer recursos para que exploren.  Podemos ayudar a proporcionar excursiones, y siempre tuve padres que formaron un pequeño grupo de apoyo para padres interno para que siempre tuviéramos recursos más allá de lo que la escuela ofrecía a los niños.  Los maestros necesitan saber que nosotros, como padres, colaboramos con ellos para guiar, nutrir y enseñar a nuestros hijos.  Tiene que ser una colaboración entre el hogar, la escuela y la comunidad.  ¿Quién mejor que los padres para solicitar apoyo para nuestras escuelas que los padres que trabajan y/o residen en la comunidad de la escuela?  La inversión de la comunidad en nuestras escuelas da como resultado la sostenibilidad de la calidad de la educación. 

P.D.

Solo quiero agregar que esta relación con los padres y la escuela de su hijo no termina cuando el niño se gradúa de la escuela primaria.  Nosotros, como padres, tenemos que mantenernos involucrados en las instituciones educativas de nuestros hijos desde la escuela primaria hasta la secundaria.  Incluso cuando se van a la universidad, si hay oportunidades para que usted apoye la experiencia universitaria de su hijo: juegos, eventos para padres o eventos artísticos en los que estén y lo inviten a apoyarlos, ¡preséntese!

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Leideanna Tiny do Moms agus Dads- Comhábhar #4- Gaeilge

Is iad na páistí an bronntanas is mó don chine daonna.

Cad a thógann sé agus cé a chaithfidh tú a bheith ag freastal ar pháistí mar mhúinteoir?

Ní mór duit a bheith ullmhaithe go hintleachtúil agus tiomanta do bheith i do “fhoghlaimeoir ar feadh an tsaoil”, toisc go dtuigeann tú go bhfuil “níos mó fírinne agus eolais ann i gcónaí” le foghlaim. Ní mór duit a thuiscint, de réir mar a leanann tú ar aghaidh ag foghlaim agus ag feabhsú do shaol, go dtéann sé chun tairbhe ní hamháin duit, ach do shaol na leanaí a bhfuil tú ag freastal orthu.

Mar oideachasóir, tá sé de fhreagracht orainn leanúint ar aghaidh ag foghlaim agus ag feabhsú ár saol ionas go bhfásfaimid i ngach réimse dár saol.  Is cuid ríthábhachtach de theagasc agus meantóireacht leanaí é cé muid féin agus an méid atá ar eolas againn agus a chaithfidh muid a roinnt le leanaí.  Mura bhfuil muid ag gabháil do ghníomhaíochtaí a chuireann acmhainní agus ábhar ar fáil dár gcuraclam do leanaí, táimid ag teorannú agus ag baint rochtain leanaí ar an saibhreas eolais atá ag an domhan dóibh.  Bíonn an oiread sin múinteoirí agus riarthóirí “dóite amach”, toisc go n-éiríonn siad as a chreidiúint nach gá dóibh dul ar ais ar scoil, taisteal, páirt a ghlacadh i ngrúpaí sainleasa, léamh ar mhaithe le pléisiúr agus dúshlán a thabhairt dóibh féin rudaí atá “as an mbosca” a dhéanamh dóibh. 

Is eiseamláirí do pháistí muid mar oideachasóirí agus mar thuismitheoirí.  Má fheiceann siad muid ag baint taitnimh as an domhan a léamh agus a iniúchadh mar eachtraithe, ba mhaith leo seoda an domhain a iniúchadh agus a fháil amach freisin.  De réir a nádúir, tá leanaí fiosrach agus gan eagla.  Ba mhaith leo a fháil amach an “cén fáth” de rudaí!  Tá siad ag iarraidh a fháil amach conas a oibríonn rudaí!  Teastaíonn taithí agus am uathu chun dul isteach i seomra ranga comhshaoil nó ina seomra ranga lasmuigh a sholáthraíonn saibhreas ábhair atá oiriúnach d’aois agus go cognaíoch dá n-aois agus dá n-aibíocht.  Cruthaímid an t-ábhar agus na timpeallachtaí a thacaíonn le fás leanaí i ngach ceann de na 4 réimse dá bheith.

 Tá a fhios agam ar nóta pearsanta gur gheall mé féin gur “foghlaimeoir ar feadh an tsaoil” mé.  Gheall mé rudaí a dhéanamh i gcónaí agus dul i mbun rudaí a chuirfeadh le m’anáil eolais faoin saol agus faoin saol ionas go leanfainn de bheith i m’acmhainn i mo chuid scríbhneoireachta agus abhcóideachta.  Is cuid mhór dár ndearadh daonna é chun ár n-inchinn a bheathú agus chun léirithe ár n-anamacha a fheabhsú.  Tá an chuid is fearr de na daoine atá againn tuillte ag leanaí agus cé hiad na daoine ar féidir linn a bheith ionas gur féidir linn iad a threorú agus iad a chothú ina “dTuras Diaga an tSaoil”.

Mar thuismitheoirí tá sé de fhreagracht orainn caidreamh a fhorbairt le múinteoirí ár bpáistí agus tacú leo agus iad a spreagadh chun leanúint ar aghaidh ag foghlaim agus curaclam ábhartha agus spreagúil a chur ar fáil dár bpáistí.  Is féidir linn acmhainní a thabhairt isteach dóibh chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh.  Is féidir linn cabhrú le turais allamuigh a chur ar fáil, agus bhí tuismitheoirí agam i gcónaí a bhunaigh grúpa beag tacaíochta do thuismitheoirí intí ionas go raibh acmhainní againn i gcónaí thar an méid a thairg an scoil do na páistí.  Ní mór go mbeadh a fhios ag múinteoirí go bhfuilimid mar thuismitheoirí i gcomhar leo chun ár bpáistí a threorú, a chothú agus a mhúineadh.  Caithfidh sé a bheith ina chomhoibriú idir an scoil bhaile agus an pobal.  Cé is fearr ná na tuismitheoirí chun tacaíocht a lorg dár scoileanna ná na tuismitheoirí a oibríonn agus nó a chónaíonn i bpobal na scoile.  Mar thoradh ar infheistíocht phobail inár scoileanna, bíonn inbhuanaitheacht chaighdeán an oideachais mar thoradh air. 

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Ba mhaith liom a chur leis nach dtagann deireadh leis an gcaidreamh seo le tuismitheoirí agus le scoil a bpáiste nuair a thagann céimithe an pháiste ón mbunscoil.  Ní mór dúinn mar thuismitheoirí a bheith páirteach in institiúidí oideachais ár bpáistí ón mbunscoil tríd an scoil ard.  Fiú nuair a théann siad amach chuig an gcoláiste, má tá deiseanna ann duit tacú le heispéireas coláiste do pháiste- cluichí, imeachtaí tuismitheoirí, nó imeachtaí ealaíne ina bhfuil siad agus má fhaigheann tú cuireadh chun tacú leo, taispeáin suas!

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Petits conseils pour les mamans et les papas- Ingrédient #4-Français

Les enfants sont le plus grand cadeau pour l’humanité.

Que faut-il et qui devez-vous être pour servir les enfants en tant qu’éducateurs ?

Vous devez être intellectuellement préparé et engagé à être un « apprenant tout au long de la vie », car vous comprenez qu’« il y a toujours plus de vérité et de connaissance » à apprendre. Vous devez comprendre qu’en continuant d’apprendre et d’améliorer votre vie, cela profite non seulement à vous, mais aussi à la vie des enfants que vous servez.

En tant qu’éducateur, il est de notre responsabilité de continuer à apprendre et à améliorer nos vies afin que nous grandissions dans tous les domaines de notre vie.  Ce que nous sommes, ce que nous savons et ce que nous avons à partager avec les enfants est un élément essentiel de l’enseignement et du mentorat des enfants.  Si nous ne nous sommes pas engagés dans des activités qui fournissent des ressources et du contenu pour notre programme d’études pour les enfants, nous limitons et privons les enfants de l’accès à la richesse des connaissances que le monde a pour eux.  Tant d’enseignants et d’administrateurs font l’expérience de l’épuisement professionnel, parce qu’ils se résignent à croire qu’ils n’ont pas besoin de retourner à l’école, de voyager, de rejoindre des groupes d’intérêt, de lire pour le plaisir et de se mettre au défi de faire des choses qui sont « hors des sentiers battus » pour eux. 

En tant qu’éducateurs et parents, nous sommes des modèles pour les enfants.  S’ils nous voient prendre plaisir à lire et à explorer le monde en tant qu’aventuriers, ils veulent aussi explorer et découvrir les trésors du monde.  De par leur nature même, les enfants sont curieux et intrépides.  Ils veulent savoir le « pourquoi » des choses !  Ils veulent savoir comment les choses fonctionnent !  Ils ont besoin d’expériences pratiques et de temps pour s’aventurer dans une salle de classe environnementale ou dans leur salle de classe en plein air qui offre une richesse de contenu adapté à leur âge et à leur maturité.  Nous créons le contenu et les environnements qui soutiennent la croissance des enfants dans les 4 domaines de leur être.

 Je sais, sur une note personnelle, que je me suis engagé à être un « apprenant tout au long de ma vie ».  Je me suis engagé à toujours faire des choses et à m’aventurer dans des choses qui élargiraient mon souffle de connaissances sur la vie et le monde afin de continuer à être une ressource dans mes écrits et mes plaidoyers.  C’est une partie importante de notre conception humaine de nourrir notre cerveau et d’améliorer l’expression de notre âme.  Les enfants méritent le meilleur de ce que nous sommes et de ce que nous pouvons devenir afin que nous puissions les guider et les nourrir dans leur « voyage divin de la vie ».

En tant que parents, nous avons la responsabilité de développer une relation avec les enseignants de nos enfants, de les soutenir et de les encourager à continuer d’apprendre et de fournir un programme pertinent et passionnant à nos enfants.  Nous pouvons leur apporter des ressources à explorer.  Nous pouvons aider à organiser des sorties éducatives, et j’ai toujours eu des parents qui ont formé un petit groupe de soutien interne pour que nous ayons toujours des ressources au-delà de ce que l’école offrait aux enfants.  Les enseignants ont besoin de savoir que nous, en tant que parents, sommes en collaboration avec eux pour guider, nourrir et enseigner à nos enfants.  Il doit s’agir d’une collaboration entre la maison, l’école et la communauté.  Qui de mieux que les parents pour solliciter du soutien pour nos écoles que les parents qui travaillent ou résident dans la communauté de l’école.  L’investissement communautaire dans nos écoles se traduit par la durabilité de la qualité de l’éducation. 

P.S.

Je veux simplement ajouter que cette relation avec les parents et l’école de leur enfant ne s’arrête pas lorsque l’enfant obtient son diplôme d’études primaires.  En tant que parents, nous devons rester impliqués dans les établissements d’enseignement de nos enfants, de l’école primaire au lycée.  Même lorsqu’ils vont à l’université, s’il y a des opportunités pour vous de soutenir l’expérience universitaire de votre enfant – jeux, événements pour les parents ou événements artistiques auxquels ils participent et que vous êtes invité à les soutenir, présentez-vous !