- make and challenge meaning
- to construct metaphors and explore paradoxes
- to develop and use individual symbols and codes in the process of learning to decode the established symbols and codes of their culture and society." Sandra Smidt reflecting on Reggio Emilia philosophies
"Childhood does not exist, we create it as a society, as a public subject. It is a social, political, and historic construction" Rinaldi
Children are "the most avid seekers of meaning and significance" Rinaldi
"Children are not just passive partners in interactions with others, but are active participants. This means when they engage in relationships and interactions with [others], they work hard at making sense of the feelings, the needs, the intentions, and the golas of these others" Judy Dunn
"Play is memory in action" Jerome Bruner
"Education is a self organizing system where learning is an emergent phenomenon. If children have an interest, then education happens." Sugata Mitra
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