"We teachers must see ourselves as researchers, able to think, and to produce a true curriculum, a curriculum produced from all of the children." - Loris Malaguzzi I am a researcher, investigator, and co-learner. The people that I work with on a daily, intimate basis happens to be about 36''-48" tall and have only been on this earth approximately 48 months. This group and all groups of children are comprised of the most intelligent, creative, innovative, confident, independe

When I first started teaching preschool, I got a job at a school that was directly on route from my house to my kid's school. It was a half-day program, and I taught preschool kids T-TH and Pre-K kids MWF. I remember that my director would require a lesson-plan a month in advance.... How in the world did I know what we were going to be interested in and doing 30 days in advance? But it was my first preschool job and I did what I was told. So i did a little research and got a

Hi! My name is Savonia, and I welcome you to my blog. I have been wanting to start a blog for awhile and have tried several times, but the previous formats just didn't feel right. After meeting Teacher Tom and reading my friend's amazing blog, I'm inspired to try this again! So about me; I am a mama to three kiddos, older kiddos, like one barely adult kiddo and two teenage kiddos. Below are pictures from 5 years ago during one of our many, many road trips. The memories and fe