ENCOURAGING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE WITH WHOLE BODY LEARNING by Janai Mestrovich, M.S. Aka Grandma Boom She looked up with distraught eyes, murmuring, “I don't know how to color my bad thoughts. I can't do it.” She felt discouraged and was stuck. I got on my knees at her level and responded, already having grabbed some crayons to hold in my hands. “Hmmmm....I bet you could pick out colors that you FEEL when you say you can't do something which is one kind of bad thought.” She loo

Digital Landscapes: “We’re Building a World” by Stephen Karmol Of the many things I deeply admire about the philosophy and practice of educators in Reggio Emilia, I have always been inspired by their fearlessness. This is a fearlessness born of many things; at its heart, it rests on an incredibly strong image of the child, of their competencies and capabilities, and the trust that educators joyfully extend to children to navigate and make meaning of their world together. The