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Excellent discussion of why child care is hard too find, too expensive, and under pays its employees.

Planet Money - Baby's first market failure Anyone who has tried shopping for day care knows that it is tough out there. For one, it is hard even to get your hands on information about costs, either online or over the phone – day cares will often only share their prices after you have taken a tour of their facilities. Even once you find a p...

Meeting is central to Pando's curriculum. Teacher Tom explains why beautifully.

Why We Do Circle Time The only time during our school day that we expect all the children to convene together is at circle time: 15-30 minutes d...

Such beautiful reminders that care can be uncaring from Dance with me in the Heart

What do you do with an abundance of preschooler-picked produce?? Build a Farm Stand of course!

Stop by and check out our bounty (or unload your own unwanted backyard tomatoes). Our farmers can't wait to see you!

On the heels of a supreme court decision that leaves many of us feeling angry, bewildered, and scared, it's more important than ever to commit ourselves to embracing the humanity of those we may not agree with. This requires that we approach others with genuine curiosity, even as judgemental thoughts threaten to take over. Thankfully (and not at all surprisingly) there's a wonderful Teacher Tom blog post about precisely this - how to stay curious when values collide - that I urge everyone to read. I can't think of a more compelling argument for why we must stoke and protect our children's natural curiosity.
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/06/when-we-turn-our-assumptions-into.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

When We Turn Our Assumptions Into Questions When my wife Jennifer tastes something she doesn't like, she'll invariably say, "This is disgusting . . . Here, taste it!" A...

When we rely upon the notion that care is natural we don't leave any room for growth and transformation within ourselves. Care can be learned and improved and practiced. Our concept of care can change and grow.

We asked 8 child care workers about their joys and frustrations. Here's what they said Staffing shortages and turnover have been problems in early education for years, but the pandemic took those issues from bad to worse. The child care workforce in Massachusetts is now 12% smaller than it was before the pandemic.

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"Kids can help help adults recapture our own courage as thinkers. All we have to do is talk to them and take them seriously. Chances are the cleverest person you know can't tie her shoes. But with a well placed why, she can push you past your ability to explain everyday things, or call into question truths you hold dear. She can even help you see the world in a new way."

Why Kids Make the Best Philosophers Adults have a lot to learn from the questions only children are willing to ask.

Beyond the 30 Million Word Gap At the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, John Gabrieli's lab is studying how exposure to language may influence brain function in children.