Good Afternoon!
‘The Purpose Of Learning Is Joy’ just happened to be the first blog entry on Teacher Tom’s blog. As I started reading it, I wanted to read more. Two ideas stuck out to me specifically on this post. The first thought that jumped out to me was:
“We waste everyone’s time when we try to put a pin in learning, to assign a purpose to it. This is a concept that we adults often have a hard time comprehending, I think, this idea that not only is all learning deeply personal and individual, but it is also ultimately unknowable to anyone but the person whose curiosity and, therefore, thought is engaged.”
Just because a child can’t explain in detail what they learned, doesn’t mean they didn’t learn something. Learning is different to every single individual. What people find joy in is vastly unique to that individual.
“We are born to seek joy and learning brings us joy, thinking brings us joy, understanding brings us joy. To the degree that we’ve made learning hard work is the degree to which we cheat children of their joy.”
Learning, at this age, should be child driven. During our day, children are engaged in activities that bring them joy, that they connect to, and they find fulfilling.
Enjoy the pictures from our day: a day in which children were completely fulfilled and happy!
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-purpose-of-learning-is-joy.html
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Triscuits and peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/31