Dewey Forest Schools
Some people say that parents are children’s first educators and although this is true, according to Mooney (2000 Pg3) “Dewey agreed with parents that the home was no longer educating children in the way it had in the past.” Dewey also believed that teachers and adults involved in the children’s learning should know them well and be interested in their learning experience. Linking Dewey's theory to my key issues, Dewey believed that children should learn new and existing skills by real-life experiences. For example, if children were learning about money then it would be a good idea if the children could learn through real resources rather than be limited to pretend materials and toys. Dewey explained within his theory that in order for children
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Forest schools was put into place in order to teach children about the natural world and should be taught in a different environment than a classroom, Forest Schools should be taught within a safe woodland environment which has had a full risk assessment completed on the area. (Pound, L 2014 P96) The forest school approach believes that children should lead their own learning and according to The Welsh Assembly Government (2009 P6) “forest school session are driven by the learners themselves.” Also, in this document it explains that Forest Schools allows children to be in control of their own risks, and this will lead to the children building on their resilience and self-confidence to explore the world. If we consider my two key issues and link it into the Forest School approach, learners will be given the opportunity to learn from their own risks and the adult should be closely supervising and observing the children in what they do. From what I have witnessed in work placement, children who have been given the opportunity to explore and manage their own risks are able to make sensible decisions for themselves, but the children who haven’t been given that chance seem nervous about the outdoor environment and find it difficult to make decisions. When a child is nervous about their surrounded environment, this is when the familiar adult/teacher should intervene and work closely with them in
Forest schools was put into place in order to teach children about the natural world and should be taught in a different environment than a classroom, Forest Schools should be taught within a safe woodland environment which has had a full risk assessment completed on the area. (Pound, L 2014 P96) The forest school approach believes that children should lead their own learning and according to The Welsh Assembly Government (2009 P6) “forest school session are driven by the learners themselves.” Also, in this document it explains that Forest Schools allows children to be in control of their own risks, and this will lead to the children building on their resilience and self-confidence to explore the world. If we consider my two key issues and link it into the Forest School approach, learners will be given the opportunity to learn from their own risks and the adult should be closely supervising and observing the children in what they do. From what I have witnessed in work placement, children who have been given the opportunity to explore and manage their own risks are able to make sensible decisions for themselves, but the children who haven’t been given that chance seem nervous about the outdoor environment and find it difficult to make decisions. When a child is nervous about their surrounded environment, this is when the familiar adult/teacher should intervene and work closely with them in