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i asked my singing teacher, if she liked teaching little kids, since she got me (and so many others) to access so much their childlike abilities she said no! little kids were kind of annoying to teach https://t.co/rih8KV9wPk
with little kids, she said, you have to teach them the adult things. like keeping focus, taking directions teaching adults to be kid-like, on the other hand, she really enjoyed she said it's the kid-like and adult-like parts working together that makes beautiful things happen
maria montessori liked saying, children weren't just dumber adults. they had distinct abilities at different ages, a lot of which adults lost the classic example is learning language. no one does it better than 0–6yos https://t.co/mJ5wjVUqF6 https://t.co/gzjllVaOK5
