by Elisha Galotti | Sep 15, 2025 | Journal
“I’m not walking anymore!” My five-year-old student’s brown eyes looked up at me as he said this, feet planted on the sidewalk. The line of a dozen paired-up students came to a stop behind us. It was a warm September afternoon, and our kindergarten class was halfway...
by Elisha Galotti | Jan 15, 2025 | Journal
During my first year teaching kindergarten, a parent expressed concern over our school’s practice of prompting children to make eye contact during lessons and interactions. She expressed her concern this way: “Children should never be told to look at someone. Instead...
