Title: Early Childhood Education: Training for the Future∗
Abstract: This presentation focuses on future needs for training Early Childhood Educators. In addition to current emphasis on cognitive preparation for success in schools, increased emphasis must be given to create nurturing teachers who, in cooperation with families, will assist the youngest citizens to set a firm foundation in cooperative, prosocial development, acceptance and inclusion of different others, motoric grace and skills, secure loving attachments, aesthetic appreciation (of poetry, art and music), zestful and boundless curiosity for learning, confidence to tackle increasingly more complex tasks, as well as a genuine persistent passion for learning.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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