How To Raise Your Kids Right: an Expert Educator's Perspective | Sonya Philip | Voices In My Head with Yameer Adhar | Podcast Episode 6

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS - DON'T MISS THIS ONE

Yameer Adhar, host of Voices In My Head gets inside the head of Sonya Philip, an educator with over three decades of teaching experience. With two post graduate degrees in education from the US including one in special education. She has taught at The American School in New Delhi and at The Lab School of Washington in DC. Sonya has attended several professional courses at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and at the Reggio Emilia Malaguzzi Centre. She is the founder/president of Learning Matters Foundation which is an innovative, non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India, that seeks to address the educational needs of all children.

I was drawn to the philosophy of Learning Matters as they believe that "all students can achieve success and find joy in learning". They connect the neuroscience research on the diversity of minds to classroom practice. I love their child centric approach where each child is respected and challenged according to their unique learning profile.

The discussion on this episode of the podcast ranges from the very essence of learning, teaching styles, the importance of 'playing' and use of the right language for a child, to issues related to TECHNOLOGY and a whole lot more . Anyone that tunes in to this episode will see that Sonya is extremely passionate about what she does which I now know as "the most important job in the world". She has helped me to be a better (and less anxious) parent for which I am eternally grateful.

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Follow Sonya Philip & Learning Matters Foundation
Instagram:   @sonyaphilip59
                    @learningmattersindia
Website: http://learningmatters-india.org/

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Instagram: @yameeradhar
Email: [e-mail]
Website: https://www.voicesinmyhead.in

Books & Blog Mentioned in Podcast:
The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis

Teacher Tom's Blog

Interesting Articles:
MRIs show screen time linked to lower brain development in preschoolers

Kindergarten Teachers Speak Out for Children’s Happiness

SHOW NOTES:
Joy of Learning [2:38]
Most Important Job in the World [8:55]
Importance of Play [18:58]
Where are we Parents going wrong? [28:28]
Your purpose in Life [38:40]
Don't cast your shadow on your child [49:00]
Importance of Language [50:25]
Impact of Technology [58:57]
The Montessori Approach [1:09:13]
The High Scope Approach [1:10:28]
The Reggio Emilia Approach [1:11:59]
Raising a child in Delhi [1:15:17]
01:33:43 - Recommendations [1:22:34]

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