Rica Basilio is a teacher from Urban School for Children, a progressive, play-based preschool based on a social studies curriculum that started during the pandemic. We discuss the challenges of teaching online and the realizations she gets on the job while teaching her 4-5 year old students. It’s true what they say, that the teachers are the ones thatt learn so much from interacting with these young unadulterated minds.

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1:38 - Pandemic-style structure of teaching

4:56 - Why she wants to teach kids specifically

10:10 - Mixing typical kids and kids with learning disabilities in the same class

14:32 - Differentiating the role of a teacher as parent and educator

18:02 - Involvement of the family in teaching kids now

27:48 - Dealing with kids and the school’s progressive nature

You can learn more about Urban School for Children here: https://www.urbanschoolph.com

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