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Inventors rely on the connections between emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual experiences.
We should feel and know and learn about what happens.
You can be amazed by the process. Lois, age 9
You can be amazed by the process. Lois, age 9
Children are immersed in the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual dimensions of learning when adults…
- organize materials within a learning environment that are aesthetically pleasing and engage the senses
- name and appreciate a wide range of emotions
- provide children with a range of strategies for understanding, accepting, and responding to their own and others’ emotions
- hold a strong image of children’s intellectual capacity
Teachers embrace the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual dimensions of learning when they…
- organize the physical environment of the classroom with attention to beauty
- understand the social and emotional dimensions of learning
- engage with the arts in open inquiry as professionals
- practice teacher-research that highlights the intellectual experience of children and teachers
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