tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post6168713662949666989..comments2023-06-22T20:10:04.319-07:00Comments on zella said purple: called to teach, called to playJeanne Zuechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-61413113254583739992013-09-13T16:54:19.112-07:002013-09-13T16:54:19.112-07:00Thanks Rebekah. I agree, we all probably realize t...Thanks Rebekah. I agree, we all probably realize the incredible value of play in a deeper way as our teaching years increase. It also makes more sense as the "allowance" for children to play has been scrutinized, reduced or even treated as a reward instead of a right. Cheers to PLAY. JeanneJeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-33064247477567794712013-09-12T12:05:25.741-07:002013-09-12T12:05:25.741-07:00I was definitely called to work with children. Be...I was definitely called to work with children. Before I became a mother, I was an elementary teacher. I wish I had known then what I know now about the importance of play. It was something I only realized once I became a mother and saw the innate drive children have to make sense of their lives and learn through play. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing at The Golden Gleam's page. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074723385090544014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-47844456338175477112013-09-02T10:21:50.334-07:002013-09-02T10:21:50.334-07:00Julia - Glad you found some [heavy] ones. Our scho...Julia - Glad you found some [heavy] ones. Our school starts back this week so I'll see if I can find out where we originally got the ladders!Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-45760877961567622862013-09-02T08:50:23.959-07:002013-09-02T08:50:23.959-07:00Thanks! We found some that looked like yours, but...Thanks! We found some that looked like yours, but they were too heavy for the children to move. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861547614990893012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-3563795073517227352013-08-26T08:21:19.590-07:002013-08-26T08:21:19.590-07:00Julie - I will try to find out! I agree - they are...Julie - I will try to find out! I agree - they are wonderful ladders!Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-61014976425487814652013-08-25T16:42:36.465-07:002013-08-25T16:42:36.465-07:00You wouldn't happen to know where those ladder...You wouldn't happen to know where those ladder came from, would you? We've been searching for replacements for our long-broken playground ladders!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861547614990893012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-40689979977431591772013-08-22T09:12:01.918-07:002013-08-22T09:12:01.918-07:00Suzanne - Well said! It is such a journey to feel ...Suzanne - Well said! It is such a journey to feel out exactly with whom we connect in the richest way. Working with young children is a gift for those of us who have that calling.<br />Like your school, where I teach in California USA is also play based, child centered and has a huge outdoor natural play space which makes it a wondrous place to be each day.<br />I agree, the online bloggers/educators are absolute colleagues. We have built in professional development on a daily basis - awesome.<br />Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-84570734209840066512013-08-22T09:05:40.354-07:002013-08-22T09:05:40.354-07:00Kierna - Thanks! I know you are also Called to Tea...Kierna - Thanks! I know you are also Called to Teach - I have followed your blog for a long time :)Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-73028779564832939072013-08-18T14:39:04.316-07:002013-08-18T14:39:04.316-07:00I knew as a child that I wanted to be a teacher......I knew as a child that I wanted to be a teacher... the age range of the children I hoped to teach has changed over the years, but it was 20 years ago that I realised that it was with young children I liked being the most... and 13 years ago when I realised that it was in the preschool world I wanted to teach/learn...<br /><br />I love not have a specific curriculum to follow but that the Swedish curriculum is play based and is more of a guide to support and follow the children - to provide the right opportunities for play to enhance their understanding of life and the world around them...<br /><br />its not a job - its a lifestyle...<br /><br />and I view the bloggers and other ECE teachers I meet online and not in person as colleagues... we meet and discuss and exchange ideas just as I would with any other colleague!Suzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226403112372433374.post-86030467376537554032013-08-18T14:26:07.744-07:002013-08-18T14:26:07.744-07:00Great post & love the photos.Great post & love the photos. Kierna Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596808181242404873noreply@blogger.com