Maritha. 09/19/2019. Prof. Carrie Hintz.

Course: Introduction to Childhood and Youth Studies.
Readings:
Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. (2009)” Friedrich Froebel’s Gifts: Connecting the Spiritual and Aesthetic to the real world of Play and Learning”.
Carrie Hintz and Eric, L. Tribunella (2019). “Historicizing Childhood” from Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction.

Froebel promotes dialectical thinking at early age; How beneficial is dialectical thinking for children?
Who would you rather be a child raised by Froebel or a child raised by Rousseau, explain why?
When and up to what age are parents responsible for the acts/behavior of their child?
What is your personal understanding of spirituality and how does is it influence a child’s development?
The existing competing conceptualizations of children affect how children perceive themselves. How can parents and teachers assist and guide a positive development of children’s self-perception?