It can be really difficult to let go of the way you have done things in the past. Believe me, after 21 years teaching, this has been the most challenging and confronting journey I have been on. Confronting because in the past six years I have called into question all that I have believed as a teacher and given away the majority of my practice. It has been a challenging journey, because it has meant really having to stick my head up out of my teaching shell and be prepared to share my journey, knowing that many don't agree, can be down right rude, but also trusting that for many, the journey I am on supports them, just as I am supported by the journey of others. I think a lot, as we all do, so this experience has been challenging, because just as I think we are ticking along, another wondering pops into my head that I just have to pursue. Play, as in the pedagogy that I use and how I approach it has morphed and changed each year, because let's face it...we...
I am passionate about play and structured explicit learning, finding the best of both worlds.