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Oct 2024
19m 49s

TWTBIM_0303 Nerd Takeover! (Part 2)

Teaching With The Body In Mind
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The conversation with Heather Bernt-Santy from That Early Childhood Nerd picks up from last time. The group reminisces acout learning from Tom's classic video clips before returning to the topic of honoring childhood. How do we honor the child who is not like everyone else? Where do nurture and care fit in when we are often so focused on teaching and learning?

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