Readings for Nov 21st–next week–are now in the Dropbox. I emailed them to you as well. Enjoy and see you soon! CH

The date of my workshop is November 14th and my topic of interest is “Children and Laughter”.

HI All,

If anyone wants to talk about YA dystopias/ speculative fiction for their tailored sessions, that is definitely an interest of mine…CH

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?

Childhood Studies Questions – September 12

• How do remembering our childhood experiences add to our understanding of children or childhood? How do we avoid the “nostalgic distance” that Coats (2001) is talking about, in our everyday or disciplinary narratives?
• Why is the US not ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?
• What does “children as a social class” mean? Can we talk about a unified interest(s) of children?
• Do all children have the same needs when it comes to attachment?
• In which issues related to children relying on theory might be a good source rather than seeking for measurement/assessment/pragmatic “solutions”?

By September 15th, can you email to indicate how you would like to use your workshop/ tailored session?  I estimate that each participant will have about 30 minutes.  People can combine their sessions if they like, and once I hear from you I might group people together by common interests.