Know the learner
Learning begins with attention to the child’s nature, strengths, questions, language, relationships, and development.
UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY · U.S. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
Education becomes transformative when a child’s questions, character, relationships, imagination, and academic development belong to one coherent journey.
A leaf can become mathematics, science, drawing, language, reflection, and wonder. The role of education is to help the learner see those connections and build upon them.
Learning begins with attention to the child’s nature, strengths, questions, language, relationships, and development.
Academic subjects become part of an integrated world of inquiry, creativity, character, and meaningful contribution.
Families, educators, libraries, communities, and continuity systems help education remain available wherever life leads.