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Really Seeing Children

Name: Really Seeing Children
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A Collection of Teaching and Learning Stories to Inspire an Everyday Practice of Reflection, Observation, and Joyful Presence with Children

by Deb Curtis

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A collection of teaching and learning stories to inspire an everyday practice of reflection, observation, and joyful presence with children.

Overview

Slow down, observe, delight, and practice really seeing children every day, for being with children in this way is not just a way of working, but a way of life.

Deb Curtis, in her more than 40 years as an early childhood educator, has cultivated a reflective teaching practice devoted to really seeing children. Through her collection of stories and photographs, learn to suspend your adult agenda to really see children’s perspectives and the amazing ways they experience the world. Taking up this practice will bring joy and deeper understanding to your work and life and allow you to engage with children in a more meaningful teaching and learning process.

“What I’ve come to understand is that the most important work I do to see a child in positive ways is within me. I must continually work to transform my own view of children’s behaviors, see their points of view, and strive to uncover how what I am seeing reveals the children’s deep desire, eagerness, and capacity for relationships. There is no more important or rewarding work than this.” – Deb Curtis

“Through this beautiful collection of learning stories, Deb Curtis paves the way for us to begin to explore some of the questions central to our work as educators. What will inspire teachers and families to find joy in observing children? What will help adults see how vital our understanding of children is to our own development as a species? What might support changes in the way we design curriculum and environments for our youngest learners? The answers to these questions have to be layered with the complexity that only an exceptional professional, insightful observer, and remarkable storyteller can offer.

These stories and photographs illustrate children’s brilliancy. Through thoughtful analysis, Deb helps deepen our understanding about children’s learning and our role as facilitators of this learning. She also inspires us to discover how we too, can learn alongside children. I can’t wait to start using this book with all of the teachers and families I serve. Once again, Deb has managed to engage my heart and my intellect in a way that makes me want to be better at what I do.”

-Eliana Elias, M.A., Early Childhood Coach and Instructor

“I will always hold dear in my heart the first ‘Really Seeing Children’ article I read in 2008. I wished that I could see children in the way that Deb Curtis described. Working closely with Deb, and reading the wonderful collection of stories she shares in this book, have helped transform my teaching practice. Learning to take the time to pause and marvel, I now see children’s competencies and their big ideas come alive.”

-Nadia Jaboneta, Preschool Teacher

1. Cultivating the Ability and Skills to See Children
2. Planning Environments to Help You See Children
3. Seeing Children with Others
4. Seeing Children and eories of Development
5. Sharing the Stories of Seeing Children
6. Find Your Inspiration

Deb Curtis

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Deb Curtis, M.A., is a passionate advocate for children and childhood. She has spent many, many years working with children and teachers in early childhood programs, observing, studying, and marveling at children’s remarkable abilities. She is the co-author of many books related to working with young children, including “Really Seeing Children,” published by Exchange Press.