I do worry though that many educators will struggle to understand how it is that they are already doing much of this within the context of daily life with preschoolers. And so much more too!

I wonder if the simplest way to implement these standards will be to gather small children at the tables or in the circle, checklist in hand and impart the lessons.

I would love to see trainings that help educators see how they are already doing so much, and how to enhance what they are doing. So much of the behavior problems that we have are really the result of breaking up a child’s day to make sure he or she gets the ‘curriculum’ that they would be seeking out on their own with their more relaxed teachers in a relaxed, relational and stimulating program.