| How
can we learn to see clearly the child in his world?
How can we affect the world the child lives in?
To address these issues we must learn to see both
the child and ourselves. Every social transaction—whether
on a playground, in the classroom, or on a bus—is
a teachable moment. Each interaction offers another
chance to learn, to change and to
grow for both the adult and the child. —Effie
Kuriloff,
Former
Director, Rocky Mt. Cooperative Preschool
Shot over the course of a school year, The Tricycle
Solution portrays the daily experience of
a cooperative preschool where parents are as much
students as their children. The normal events and
emotions of a preschoolers day—playing, creating,
discovering, crying, fighting, and resolving disagreements—are
seen in intimate detail, as the teacher, Effie
Kuriloff, elucidates her provocative approach.
Available as
a continuing education course for CEU credit
or clock hours. For more information call 1-800-405-8942.
LINKS
You
are three! NO, I AM FOUR!, an exemplary tale by
Effie Kuriloff
“More
from Effie,” an interview, edited by Ursula
Krainock
“Margie's
Message, August 2004, ” a personal experience
with Effie's teachings.
Effie's
biography
Intelligence
of the Heart, Workshop film
San Francisco Chronicle Obituary
Contact
PatchWorks for information about The Effie
Kuriloff Archive.
REVIEWS
The essential message of respect and trust for children as competent human beings comes through loud and clear. I would use this . . . to underscore what I try to teach about respecting childrenês rights and giving them space to make decisions and grow.
—
Patricia Hearron, Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences
Appalachian State University
Teaches a profound lesson: young children are capable of solving their own social conflicts if adults are willing to let them try. How to do this? By stepping back while keeping them safe and allowing them to experience strong feelings and exercise their natural mutual regard and strong intelligence.
—Wendy Mogel, PhD
Author, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
Captures, in entirety, incidents of conflict between children and demonstrates how adults can trust in the capabilities of the children to work it out. . . . The film allows the viewer to peek inside a democratic community of families and children; we see an aesthetic of space for children, presented not as a theoretical ideal or a prescriptive product but as a living organism.
—
Tom Drummond, Health and Human Services Division
North Seattle Community College
SCREENINGS
California Council of Parent Participation
Nursery Schools
Zero to Three National Training
Institute
Early Head
Start Training Institute in Washington
Infant
Development Association Conference
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