I stumbled on this article a few days ago, and found it interesting but wasn't sure if it would pop up on my work radar. I forwarded it to my director, and we had some discussion on it before...
I stumbled on this article a few days ago, and found it interesting but wasn't sure if it would pop up on my work radar. I forwarded it to my director, and we had some discussion on it before moving on. For reference, I am an Early Childhood Educator.
Fast forward to today and my schools owners, who have been at a convention the last few days, come asking about this. Was nice looking like we were on the cutting edge already, but besides that, this raises interesting thoughts:
Data supports encouraging more interactions, and more quality interactions between caregivers and children. Is this the most humanistic way to encourage that?
Do we need a humanistic approach? So much in education is focused on measurable methods and results already, rather than "feels".
Thank you for providing context - this is something I suppose I take for granted, having worked in the field so long. It might not seem important to blather away to an infant, or a young child who...
Thank you for providing context - this is something I suppose I take for granted, having worked in the field so long. It might not seem important to blather away to an infant, or a young child who can barely speak. Those interactions establish important connections within the brain which can be expanded on later in life.
I had the chance to try a related tool a couple of years back. I was teaching online, so there wasn't any need for vests, the meeting was just recorded and afterwards it was processed to identify...
I had the chance to try a related tool a couple of years back. I was teaching online, so there wasn't any need for vests, the meeting was just recorded and afterwards it was processed to identify speaking time, key interactions, and perhaps some other information I'm forgetting.
I can't say it was enlightening me to anything I wasn't already aware of (I always kick myself after a lesson where I know I was talking too much), but seeing the data laid out and knowing it was being recorded definitely made me more attuned to this in the moment.
I would have concerns using this continuously, as treating the natural back-and-forth of discussion as a metric seems like a doomed endeavor (Goodhart's law), but I can see it being an effective reminder if given to teachers as a tool for insight rather than an assessment.
Agreed that continual use would lead to diminishing returns and end up being very dehumanizing as you said. I do know that the LENA System is ostensibly used as part of a 5-week program per their...
Agreed that continual use would lead to diminishing returns and end up being very dehumanizing as you said.
I do know that the LENA System is ostensibly used as part of a 5-week program per their website, which seems a reasonable time investment for something like this. Get some metrics and data, use it to give meaningful feedback, measure again to check for improvement, and then move on without the system from there.
I could see it mostly being useful for newer teachers or those who struggle with interactions, but I worry about forced interaction. I love talking with my kids (both in class and my own children at home) but had a very hard time when they were infants or toddlers who couldn't really speak back and have a conversation. I am naturally an introverted and quiet person, so just blathering away to a potato human was very hard for me, and I know about the benefits!
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"Your experience is important to us."
"Please allow us to make it shit by letting your guard down"
I stumbled on this article a few days ago, and found it interesting but wasn't sure if it would pop up on my work radar. I forwarded it to my director, and we had some discussion on it before moving on. For reference, I am an Early Childhood Educator.
Fast forward to today and my schools owners, who have been at a convention the last few days, come asking about this. Was nice looking like we were on the cutting edge already, but besides that, this raises interesting thoughts:
Interesting related link from the article:
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/key-concept/serve-and-return/
Thank you for providing context - this is something I suppose I take for granted, having worked in the field so long. It might not seem important to blather away to an infant, or a young child who can barely speak. Those interactions establish important connections within the brain which can be expanded on later in life.
I had the chance to try a related tool a couple of years back. I was teaching online, so there wasn't any need for vests, the meeting was just recorded and afterwards it was processed to identify speaking time, key interactions, and perhaps some other information I'm forgetting.
I can't say it was enlightening me to anything I wasn't already aware of (I always kick myself after a lesson where I know I was talking too much), but seeing the data laid out and knowing it was being recorded definitely made me more attuned to this in the moment.
I would have concerns using this continuously, as treating the natural back-and-forth of discussion as a metric seems like a doomed endeavor (Goodhart's law), but I can see it being an effective reminder if given to teachers as a tool for insight rather than an assessment.
Agreed that continual use would lead to diminishing returns and end up being very dehumanizing as you said.
I do know that the LENA System is ostensibly used as part of a 5-week program per their website, which seems a reasonable time investment for something like this. Get some metrics and data, use it to give meaningful feedback, measure again to check for improvement, and then move on without the system from there.
I could see it mostly being useful for newer teachers or those who struggle with interactions, but I worry about forced interaction. I love talking with my kids (both in class and my own children at home) but had a very hard time when they were infants or toddlers who couldn't really speak back and have a conversation. I am naturally an introverted and quiet person, so just blathering away to a potato human was very hard for me, and I know about the benefits!
Cannot read the article.
"Your experience is important to us."
"Please allow us to make it shit by letting your guard down"
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