Empowering Young Children: How to Nourish Deep, Transformative Learning For Social Justice

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction to Empowering Young Children
	Respecting Children’s Unique Perspectives
	Challenging Social Facts
	What Is the Point of School?
	Why Kids Need to Enact Social Justice
	A Great Moment for Bold Imagination
	References
1 Empowering Young Children to Be Social and Collaborative: How to Nourish Empathy, Understanding and Valuing Others
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Collaboration
	Synchrony: The Beginning of Empathy
	How Collaboration Facilitates and Deepens Learning
		Learning By Joining Communities
		Solving Problems Together in “The Zone”
	Collaboration Nourishes Social Justice Via Empathy, Understanding and Valuing Others
	Sample Nourishment of Empathy, Understanding and Valuing Others
	In Sum
	References
2 Empowering Young Children to Be Playful and Joyful: How to Nourish Flexibility, Sharing Power and Handling the Unpredictable
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Play
	How Play Facilitates and Deepens Learning
		Play Enhances Social Skills: A Pathway to Social Justice
		Free to Play
		Play Is at Risk
	How Playfulness and Joy Inspire Social Justice
	Sample Nourishment of Joyful Flexibility, Sharing Power and Handling the Unpredictable
	In Sum
	References
3 Empowering Young Children to Be Curious Inquirers: How to Nourish Experimentation and Innovation
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Inquiry
	How Inquiry Facilitates and Deepens Learning: Curiosity and Questions
		Outcomes of Curiosity: Divergent Thinking and Creativity
	How Curiosity Inspires Social Justice
	Sample Nourishment of Experimentation and Innovation
	In Sum
	References
4 Empowering Young Children for Autonomy and Agency: How to Nourish Freedom, Self-Determination and Confidence
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Autonomy and Agency
	How Autonomy Facilitates and Deepens Learning
		Harms of Surveillance (And Even Praise)
	How Autonomy Nourishes Freedom, Self-Determination and Confidence
		Placemaking as Autonomy
	Sample Nourishment of Freedom, Self-Determination and Confidence
	In Sum
	References
5 Empowering Young Children to Take Their Time: How to Nourish Patience, Presence and Comfort With Discomfort
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Time in Childhood
	How Time Facilitates and Deepens Learning
		The Faster Equals Better Myth
		Too Much, Too Soon in School
		Unstructured Time for Learning
		Pausing, Incubation and Problem Solving
	How Time Nourishes Social Justice
	Sample Nourishment of Patience, Presence and Comfort With Discomfort
	In Sum
	References
6 Empowering Young Children for Dynamic Movement in Nature: How to Nourish Embodiment and Ecological Attunement
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Moving, Embodied Learning
	How Movement Facilitates Deep Learning
		Teaching for Embodied Cognition
		Complex Thinking and Spontaneous Movement
		Movement Outdoors
		Walking
		Nature
	How Dynamic Outdoor Learning Nourishes Social Justice
	Sample Nourishment of Embodied, Ecologically Attuned, Outdoor Learning
	In Sum
	References
7 Empowering Young Children to Value All Voices, Practice Dialogue: How to Nourish Active, Deep Listening and Critical ...
	Evolutionary and Developmental History of Dialogue
	How Dialogue Facilitates and Deepens Learning
		Children Ask the Most and the Best Questions
		In the Present, Real-Time
		Active and Deep Listening
	How Dialogue Nourishes Social Justice
		Children Need to Be Empowered in Education
	How Dialogue Nourishes Multiple Perspective-Taking
		Talking and Thinking Together
	How to Implement Dialogue With Young Children
	In Sum
	References
Conclusion
	Navigating Complexity
	On the Ground
	Final Thoughts: Nourishing Virtuous Citizens, Leaders and Changemakers
	References