10/04/2024
Children, in their boundless curiosity, often embark on explorations without guaranteed success. Their journey to discovery is a mixture of successes and missteps. They do trial and error to learn about resilience and perseverance, and to master new skills and uncover knowledge.
In the classroom, children don’t immediately replicate the teacher’s work. Even with the simplest forms of materials, they tend to add their own ideas to their work — this is beautiful! When I started teaching, this used to bother me and I’d often interrupt the child so they get it right. But now, I know better than to disrupt the natural course of a child’s learning. I sit back, and watch the joy in their eyes as they discover how the things around them work at their own pace and time.