Bring Learning into Life: The Reggio Emilia Preschool Approach

Author: (American) Caldwell, written by, translated by Liu Kun, Fang Junming
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Through the realistic descriptions of Louise Boyd Caldwell, this book allows readers to experience the theme of wonder throughout. It tells a fascinating story, with its main characters bringing a fresh and unprecedented perspective to their classrooms and lives. Our intrinsic motivation to seek knowledge and the joy we experience in learning are closely related to this wonder. Our ability to feel wonder in contact with the external world opens the door to the unknown and brings the beauty and poetry of seeking knowledge itself. The message and experience that runs throughout this book is this sense of awe and wonder. The book reflects the author's emotions everywhere. Whenever there is an understanding, a discovery, or a creation, the author's emotions are clearly expressed. As you read, you can feel the shared emotion experienced when adults and children together discover the beauty of thinking, building, and creating. The book repeatedly records the ability to collaborate collectively and the ability to listen to others' reasoning, feelings, and emotions, which once again shows that altruism is not merely a product of a specific situation but is entirely a natural expression of human life in society, something that must be learned together.