At Smart Start Preschool, children most often:

Lead…rather than follow the teacher 

Create…rather than duplicate 

Move…rather than wait. Initiate…rather than imitate

Raise questions…rather than answer the teacher’s questions

Solve their own problems…rather than the teacher’s problems

Make art…rather than do crafts

Make books…rather than fill in workbooks. Decide…rather than submit. Choose wisely…rather than being told. Try again…rather than fail.  

          

Adapted from Sandra Crosser’s, The Butterfly Garden.