An 'Open Letter to Teachers'

Autor/in	Kelly-Ware, Janette
Titel	An 'Open Letter to Teachers'
Quelle	In: Teachers and Curriculum, 19 (2019) 1, S.55-60 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2382-0349
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Teachers; Foreign Countries; Critical Theory; Reflective Teaching; Curriculum Development; Social Justice; Young Children; Differences; Inclusion; Culturally Relevant Education; Teacher Student Relationship; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Kritische Theorie; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Unterscheiden; Inklusion; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Neuseeland
Abstract	Teaching is a highly complex and political endeavour, and as teachers, we need to be courageous as we support children to make sense of the increasingly complex and diverse societies that we live in. My doctoral research highlighted a number of issues related to teachers and curriculum. Te Whariki, the Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood curriculum is the framework for critical socially relevant curriculum, and this letter speaks to teachers whose daily work involves recognising and responding to children's 'working theories' about the social world. I argue that as teachers we need to be reflective and reflexive, and think critically about curriculum planning to go beyond children's surface interests and focus on deeper issues like fairness, justice, anti-racism and our shared humanity -- issues of concern to society as a whole. As teachers, we also need to involve families in the conversations that they are part of, and privy to, so together we can create a fairer, more just society for all who call Aotearoa New Zealand home. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: http://tandc.ac.nz/tandc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01