“Children’s need to make sense of the world and to be skillful in it is as deep and strong as their need for food or rest or sleep.”
John Holt, in How Children Learn
Thoughts for today: Young children have a strong drive to learn and make sense of the world around them! How can we as teachers harness this natural curiosity? How can we as adults maintain this youthful approach to the world around us?
Published by Joy Morin
Joy Morin, MM, is a pianist, composer, and piano pedagogue — and the writer behind ColorInMyPiano.com, a blog for piano teachers. Driven by curiosity about how musicians learn and grow, she teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also the founder of Retreat at Piano Manor, a professional development retreat for piano teachers, and a frequent presenter at national and state conferences.
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