Teachers Role 2

                            A parent might say "How could blocks be important?"

A teacher that does not teach the parents as well as the child, is one that is not prepared.  When a parent gets involved with learning it helps the child a great amount.  The idea that only the teacher should be involved in a child's learning is a sad cop out.  All parents are different, but a teacher should find common ground with every parent so as to make them feel more comfortable and able to help their child learn.  Yes, the teacher should be teaching the parent as well.  Stressing the importance of Blocks and how they effect every child, where to get blocks and how to join in and facilitate projects at home.

The Teachers Role

                                The Teachers Role is very crucial to Block Play.

If a teacher does not know much about Blocks or their potential for child development, children will not get as much out of playing with blocks as they could or should.  A teachers job is to facilitate and encourage the use of blocks.  A teacher can also ask questions about the child's structure so that they may improve and learn more about the type of building they are constructing.  The more intricate the child gets with their structure the more they learn.