There’s one thing magical taking place in backyards throughout the nation. Mother and father are posting movies of their kids stirring flower petals into pots, mixing mud pies with outdated spoons, and proudly presenting fake meals at makeshift picket counters. The mud kitchen pattern is taking off, and it’s extra than simply cute. It’s a…
Working with younger youngsters is a messy job. As preschool academics, we spend an excellent a part of daily coping with precise bodily discharges: tears, drool, snot, vomit, urine, feces, blood. Once we’re not doing that, we’re probably coping with messy consuming, messy feelings, messy social conditions, and messy play, to not point out the messiness…
We did not have an enormous set of massive picket blocks, which was okay as a result of we did not actually have sufficient house for extra and in addition to, if the youngsters are going to play with them, they often wanted to discover a strategy to play with them collectively, which is what…
Marked by large-scale campus protests, congressional hearings on antisemitism and waning public belief, 2024 was a tough yr for faculty presidents. As with yearly, high leaders got here and went. Some garnered extra consideration than others, both due to who they’re or the circumstances surrounding their arrival (or departure). Inside Increased Ed has compiled a…