None of us has to do everything, but there is something for each of us to do. So much is possible when we stand strong, together.
– Ann Pelo and Margie Carter

Margie Carter, co-author of the important book, From Teaching to Thinking shared an article, “Democracy begins in the infant and toddler room” by Karen Hope, on the website, The Sector.

Margie writes this about the article:

“Several pieces stood out to me as the author makes the connection between how our daily work with children reflects both a pedagogical and political practice in how it does or doesn’t reflect our beliefs that children are today’s citizens with rights. There are great perspectives, too, on how toddlers can teach us, and elected officials a thing or two about how to keep democracy alive.

• Reframing transitions and routines as a democratic and rights-based curriculum is not simply a pedagogical act, it is a political one.
• Working democratically requires a shift from designing for efficiency to designing for elasticity. This shift challenges dominant discourses of readiness, compliance, and productivity that still shape early childhood systems. It asks leaders and policymakers to value presence over coverage, participation over efficiency, and slowness over speed. It requires courage to create spaces where the smallest citizens are recognised as co-pilots of their day.”