Provide lots of opportunities for children's natural curiosity to manifest itself. With very young children, our role is one of supporter and guide.

Science is a particular way of thinking about things.

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem.

All children, are born with the disposition to make sense of their experiences.

We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later.

Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.

In both cooperative learning and project work, the teacher encourages children to talk to one another. This helps them pay attention to each other's efforts and ideas. Children take to these kinds of exchanges very readily, but the teacher really needs to encourage this interaction.