“…no matter what happens or how beautifully you’ve prepared a speech about kindness, the power of literacy, or why germs make us sick sopleasestopsuckingyourfingers, there is no one perfect thing you can say that will change someone’s behavior once and for all. This understanding can free us up to really see children for who they are, developmentally and as individuals…”
Read MoreMicah Card is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, CA.
No Magic Lecture is a blog about teaching, learning, and living alongside young children, though the principles here apply to all learners (including you!). Creating a meaningful life with children is about holding a vision and seeing it through together. The phrase “No Magic Lecture” means there is no one perfect thing that must make or break a moment, a behavior, a child, family, or classroom. It’s a reminder, reprieve, and an invitation. Welcome.
Micah Card is a writer and educator in Santa Cruz, CA. She believes in the power of children, thinking deeply and critically, and in reminding ourselves that the point of all this is to grow.
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