The adelaide declaration

Mceetya. 1999
. the ideals of the Adelaide declaration are very noble
.changes arose as a result of chaos in schools
.the big rethink was in relation to shifting to an Outcomes based
constuctivist model in place of an outmoded teacher directed behaviourist
model.
.The ideals of the Adelaide declaration are seldom referenced or recognised
and they need to be. To quote just one section
.” Schooling provides a foundation for young Australians’ intellectual, physical, social, moral, spiritual and aesthetic development. By providing a supportive and nurturing environment, schooling contributes to the development of students’ sense of self-worth, enthusiasm for learning and optimism for the future.¬”
.the individual states became more autonomous in relation to educational implementation .Queensland ‘s model was very enlightened till a year ago.It was called “productive pedagogy” implementing the principles of I. problem based learning
II.higher order thinking
III.deep understanding(cf bloom’s taxonomy)
.NSW has the BOS which determines educational goals & practices.These principles are articulated in the document “NSW Model of Pedagogy”.
.remember , deep learning necessitates the process of critical reflection where by the student can understand the learning process they have taken connected what they have learned with their previous
understandings and creatively reinterpreted the knowledge from their enriched perspective.
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The question arises for me ,as a teacher who has taught in high scool, primary school and early childhood,ie 5-6 yr olds, how can we apply this
ideal of "critical reflection" to the Kindergarten student.
The pinnacle of bloom's taxonomy, Creativity, is a completely natural state for the young child. In fact, adults wishing to access their own creativity, are inspired by the ability of little ones to "create worlds' continually through play.This activity arises naturally in young children
even in environments where there may be very little nurturing or encouragement eg in a refugee camp the children will be making games & playing out scenes of life in the camp, using pebbles & sticks to create the walls & buildings.
Perhaps this "creative play" is a primal form of "critical reflection'?