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How School Is An Environment That Has Great Powers

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“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” Carl Jung
Strolling down memory lane, back to school experiences as a child, many different memories come flooding back; some positive ones, and some not as enjoyable. School is an environment that has great powers. It has the power to influence and shape us, no matter what grade level. Teachers need to realize the great responsibility they carry, for without them even knowing, they can make everlasting marks and impressions on their students, both positively and negatively, forever.
Throughout my years in school, I can definitely pick and choose the methods, traits, and behaviors, that I would like to practice and emulate. Unfortunately though, I also learned the hard way, the traits and behaviors that I forever want to avoid and forget!
Beginning with my ECE years, there are a few things that I remember very clearly. Firstly, which I find very important, my teachers used songs with whatever they were teaching. “Music is the language of the soul” is not a famous saying for nothing. Kids learn best through song, as opposed to just listening to teachers talk. This is true for all grades, not only Nursery. The fact that I still remember songs from

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