Teaching Children to Think and Reason
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This a nice article and I think it highlights something fundamental, children are people. It may seem like a silly statement, but when we silence our children or become too easily annoyed, it can be easy to forget that they are a little person working out many things, processing, and are capable of some rather complex thinking.
Maria Montessori spoke about annihilating the child by silencing them. We, as parents, have the responsibility to help them grow and exercising patience. I think from that starting point of respect comes the opening of logical questioning, as noted in the article. If that starting point is not there, the trust and safety that children really depend upon is not there and they will be stifled.
Once that secure relationship is established at home, then they will be courageous in many things, including in and outside of school. I think children do indeed get locked into the mentality of there is only one way or one answer because of the system of learning, and maybe that is what is necessary at times to get through certain courses, but beyond that, they will need a logical, rational, and complex system of thought. Life is so much more than just the model that is sometimes present and we definitely need to show them that there many ways to view the world and approach problems. -
It’s not difficult to teach children to think, and reason.
It’s, however, very difficult to teach adults to accept alternatives, and opinions that’s contrary to theirs… especially if it comes from children. -
Ask open-ended questions. Rather than automatically giving answers to the questions your child raises, help him think critically by asking questions in return: "What ideas do you have? What do you think is happening here?" Respect his responses whether you view them as correct or not. You could say, "That is interesting. Tell me why you think that." Use phrases like "I am interested to hear your thinking about this." "How would you solve this problem?" "Where do you think we might find more information to solve this problem?"
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Hello. Yes, this is really good article. Also, I agree with you 100% - we shouldn't forget that children are primarily a person and capable of some complex thinking.
This a nice article and I think it highlights something fundamental, children are people. It may seem like a silly statement, but when we silence our children or become too easily annoyed, it can be easy to forget that they are a little person working out many things, processing, and are capable of some rather complex thinking.
Maria Montessori, you can read more about her at one of the https://edubirdie.com/buy-assignment-online article, spoke about annihilating the child by silencing them. We, as parents, have the responsibility to help them grow and exercising patience. I think from that starting point of respect comes the opening of logical questioning, as noted in the article. If that starting point is not there, the trust and safety that children really depend upon is not there and they will be stifled.
Once that secure relationship is established at home, then they will be courageous in many things, including in and outside of school. I think children do indeed get locked into the mentality of there is only one way or one answer because of the system of learning, and maybe that is what is necessary at times to get through certain courses, but beyond that, they will need a logical, rational, and complex system of thought. Life is so much more than just the model that is sometimes present and we definitely need to show them that there many ways to view the world and approach problems. -
Agreed. I think we often forget as adults, how complex our thinking capabilities were even when we were children. We tend to underestimate the abilities of children. How do you think children could be taught this, while still not disrupting lesson schedules and plans too much in school? Do you think changes in the school curriculum would be necessary or could they be taught outside of school?
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Support your child’s ability to BE LOGICAL. Help her see how things fit together. Question how she came to her conclusions and whether her assumptions are correct. This works for us and we do it on a daily basis…
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I fully agree. I think that it is very important to start very early to play with kids and encourage them to find solutions for different problems on their own. Developing logical thinking from early age I find crucial for their further development
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This seems to be a matter of teaching a child how to think instead of what to think
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Encourage kids to ask questions. Parents and teachers should foster curiosity in children. If a rationale doesn’t make sense to a child, she should be encouraged to voice her objection or difficulty.
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