The Image of the Child

How does the image of the child as an 'empty vessel' affect teaching practices?

• Promotes experimentation and creative activity

• Assumes children need to be filled with predetermined knowledge

• Encourages children to make their own decisions

• Focuses on children's emergent questions

How might the image of the child as 'naughty' influence teaching practices?

• Encourages relational teaching practices

• Promotes the use of a 'naughty corner'

• Acknowledges children's agency and competence

• Focuses on children's learning processes

What does viewing children as active producers of culture acknowledge?

• The universal stages of development

• The child's contribution to the learning environment

• The need for behaviour guidance

• The innocence of childhood

What is a potential consequence of adults' reliance on developmental stages?

• Focusing on socio-cultural contexts

• Promoting children's agency

• Losing sight of children's complexities

• Encouraging children's creative activity

What is one benefit of reflecting on the image of the child in educational settings?

• It encourages teachers to enforce only one image of the child

• It reduces the need for health and safety protocols.

• It helps teachers make informed decisions and critically reflect on their practices.

The image teachers hold of the child should serve primarily to simplify classroom lessons and be more efficient.

• True

• False

The pedagogy of listening, inspired by Reggio Emilia, focuses on deep attentiveness to children's ways of learning and promoting agency as learners.

• True

• False