Select one of these:
Observe young children between the ages of 2-8 and the adultswith whom they spend their days. Write me a story: describe waysyou see the children imitating the adults.
Notice how adults respond when children are hurt or upset. Doyou see a difference in response between those who areknowledgeable about child development and those who are not? Do anyof the adults deny the children's feelings or try to distract them?What is your own common reaction to children who are upset orhurt?
Observe ways in which teachers encourage or discourage youngchildren to think for themselves. Do you see any relationshipbetween a teacher's own intellectual autonomy and that teacher'sencouragement of children's intellectual autonomy? How would yourate yourself for intellectual autonomy and what does this mean foryou as a teacher?
