tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post1854723108501300121..comments2008-09-26T21:31:06.310+01:00Comments on Sometimes It's Peaceful: A natural hierarchy?Gillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-57053211322685174392008-09-26T21:31:00.000+01:002008-09-26T21:31:00.000+01:00Ah that makes sense - yes I vaguely remember readi...Ah that makes sense - yes I vaguely remember reading, a long time ago, something about Montessori in that context. <BR/><BR/>This whole thing - and Montessori, come to think of it - still worries me a bit though, because it seems to be condoning the idea that it's ok to try to influence a child's learning. Which steps over a sort of line for the purist in me, which has learned that trying to Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09707661738889563273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-21975949588395866842008-09-26T20:27:00.000+01:002008-09-26T20:27:00.000+01:00montessori schools are built around this principle...montessori schools are built around this principle, it's why we have multi age classrooms.<BR/><BR/>Have you changed your commenting policy or is it just so long since I've commented that I've forgotten?liveotherwisehttp://liveotherwise.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-2364971881951730382008-09-26T19:52:00.000+01:002008-09-26T19:52:00.000+01:00Yes, I wasn't taught much by my older sister. But ...Yes, I wasn't taught much by my older sister. But I think that I'd have been willing to learn from her, if she'd have been in a position to teach. It was just that our lives and the family dynamic wasn't set up that way - we didn't spend anything like enough time together. Everything was geared towards splitting us up to do separate things.Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09707661738889563273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-17347968985782353972008-09-26T17:46:00.000+01:002008-09-26T17:46:00.000+01:00Hmmm... I was youngest of four and would, as you ...Hmmm... I was youngest of four and would, as you say, often take instruction from my brother (next one up). But, I was one of those people who was "easy to teach". I was happy to be taught by anyone who could be helpful. My sister, on the other hand, could hardly stand to be taught by anyone, as I recall! Interesting idea, though.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432518528835330361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-74165626366199965862008-09-26T11:56:00.000+01:002008-09-26T11:56:00.000+01:00Hi Grit - woah - 2 minutes?? LOL, yep, it looks li...Hi Grit - woah - <I>2 minutes</I>?? LOL, yep, it looks like we're onto something then.. ;-)Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09707661738889563273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623200.post-15922106935120574372008-09-26T11:28:00.000+01:002008-09-26T11:28:00.000+01:00i observe the same ... tiger has refused me as tea...i observe the same ... tiger has refused me as teacher of reading. she will only take instruction from shark, older by two minutes!Grithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.com