“Otto honey, come sit down and listen to the rest of the story.” I patted the spot next to me on the couch, smiling at my four-year old son. We had been reading Thomas and Percy and the Dragon, one of his favorite Thomas the Train stories. When Percy
I like how you point out that one can be active and listening at the same time- makes me think of how kids have to sit still in school (I also realize you can't have 25 kids all running around)
"You can't have 25 kids all running around": that makes me think of the kindergarten in Japan designed for exactly that. I wish more schools were like this! Check out this Ted talk about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&t=12&v=J5jwEyDaR-0
I like how you point out that one can be active and listening at the same time- makes me think of how kids have to sit still in school (I also realize you can't have 25 kids all running around)
"You can't have 25 kids all running around": that makes me think of the kindergarten in Japan designed for exactly that. I wish more schools were like this! Check out this Ted talk about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&t=12&v=J5jwEyDaR-0