Reggio Emilia

In the play Othello, by William Shakespeare, the emotion of jealousy rules over all of the characters, making them believe their actions are justifiable. The characters actions and driven towards revenge on others for wronging them in some way and this is because of jealousy. Iago's jealousy has made him unreasonable and nonsensical. Iago believes that Cassio is unfit for lieutenant because he is “a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor…

Art is a mechanism by which the artist turns the simple into the phenomenal, the static into the dynamic, the two dimensional into the three dimensional, and can be looked at through the lens of Gestalt psychology--the concept that the work as a whole is different from the sum of its individual parts. Based on the current, Western perception of progress, society can be broken into collections of nations and regions that form pseudo classes or castes--the most distinct being the Emerging…

planet, are constantly changing and adapting to their surroundings. Life goes on despite the extent of the change, just as the train represents time moving non stop past the tree, that represents life in the movie. The film Powaqqatsi by Godfrey Reggio, displays great change over time to the new industry that erodes the traditional ways of several countries. Transitioning from a slow motion opening scene to a rapid ending pace, the film uses facial expressions and grim tasks to exemplify the…

First principle, respect for children is the fundamental principle of Reggio Emilia. Reggio Emilia believes that teacher should plan the curriculum according to children’s interest and not to expect children follow adult’s idea. Reggio Emilia emphasized on child center, and also believes that children are capable and competent to do anything they want to do. Relationship also one of the main principles of Reggio Emilia. Reggio believes that children conduct in a relationship with the people…

few of them, there is the Creative Curriculum, Reggio Emilia, High/Scope, Montessori, and the Project Approach. The following program models will be discussed: Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and High/Scope. Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia was founded by Loris Malaguzzi in 1945. The first Reggio school was built by working parents in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The school was built so that young children would have a place to go while their parents worked. Reggio Emilia's central image is that of the…

developed upon the Reggio Emilia principles. Thus, the company’s product line would find a more favorable market where the program is highly utilized by educational institutions. Furthermore, parents, as one of three pillars, are encouraged to participate in school activities and foster a learning environment in a similar fashion to that of a teacher as a part of an open-to-parents approach. In retrospect, as parents choose to send their children to schools that have adopted the Reggio Emilia…

Language rich environment involves valuing children’s home languages for example including books, signs and displays in different languages. Practitioners should try and learn a few words in home languages so children can feel safe as a teacher understands and can say words in their language. Singing songs is home languages is good as it gives a sense of goodness in children as well as having fun and enjoying their time. Having practitioners which can speak other languages is a strength however…

The video is showing how direct instruction is used in a classroom setting. Teachers use signals to better facilitate the learning process. Direct instruction is when teachers use a straightforward approach to teaching specific educational skills. The students are placed in the program based on assessments of the children’s abilities. The video also states that direct instruction is perfect for second English learners. Repetition seems to be a key component of the program. The teachers all…

In this science activity, children get the opportunity to make a concoction reaction, they also get to explore mixing of colors and make some beautiful "work of art"! In this academic area, I would use the Reggio Emilia Approach because as an educator it is important for me to provide an environment that is engaging and one that is facilitated appropriately. Children get the opportunity to experiment, explore and test solutions and form their own ideas of how…

‘Project-based learning’. They built this idea from looking back to Reggio Emilia and Kathy Walker’s approach to early childhood learning. An approach of Kathy Walker (2013) is to get the children to pick a topic they have interest in and skilfully relate this to numeracy and literacy.…