EDEE 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Empty Spaces, National Education Association, Reggio Emilia Approach
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In lower socioeconomic areas in montreal they add/integrate more 4 year olds to the kindergarten classes. Ma where are those empty spaces in between. What is that space between the child and teacher. Kindergarten past and present: the image of the young child. First designed as a garden for children (friedrich froebel) When we teach kindergarten children today how to count numbers we may ask them to jump to number 1 and jump to number 2 so its teaching them physically and cognitively. History of kindergarten in canada dixon, g. (2000) canadian children: 1883: first public kindergarten in toronto: Louisa street school (1882- first private kindergarten in kitchener, ont. 1887 private kindergarten in new brunswick) it was frowned upon at the beginning because it was thought that mother should be home with their children: 1887: ada marean & teacher maria boelte (from new york) influenced. Ontario -first to issue diplomas to kindergarten teachers.