The Whole Child: Ackermann’s 4 Natural Forces of Development

The Ackermann theory of The Whole Child Development pays respect to the fact that there are many aspects of human potential that grades can't measure. Besides curiosity and intelligence, children may want to develop creativity, passion, resilience, intuition, confidence, generosity, mindfulness, humor, and many, many other important traits. Instead of splitting children into a collection of 4-8 skills, such as social, emotional and so forth, the theory identified four natural urges that drive our growth throughout childhood into adult life: Being Me, Us, the World, and Human Creations. #learn #wholechild

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Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Mithril
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
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Edith Ackermann

Holistic Education

Whole Child Development Guide by Edith Ackermann

[alvisidra]

I'm watching these videos so i can be the best parent for my child... i cant believe this kind of information is free and so accessible. Thank you.

[StarlightNkyra]

"There are many aspects of human potential that grades can't measure." I'd agrue that what we measure with grades are some of the least important things we could be measuring in any single person. These videos are amazing for teaching, along with self improvement, self realization, figuring out the psyche, mending/approaching relationships, parenting, and general knowledge. It's what we should be teaching in classrooms instead of triva facts and hyperspecific skills like calculus.

[dailydoseofmedicinee]

Cognitive development means how children think, explore and figure things out. It is the development of knowledge, skills, problem solving and dispositions, which help children to think about and understand the world around them.👍

[SoZen]

My son just graduated from the Open Classroom, a parent co-op school where Whole-Child learning is integral part of the philosophy and practice. A book about the OC philosophy was co-authored by Dr. Barbara Rogoff. In my education in child development and educational psychology, there's no question about the developmental needs of children, and I'm so grateful to have found a school that recognizes these needs and built their practice around them. I wish for this to be offered to all children!!!

[michaelawilson]

As a visual learner, this channel has helped me so much in the process of earning my BA in elementary education! Thanks SPROUTS! ❤

[naturalphenomenon]

👍Love Ackerman's contribution to theories of human development. Each contributor (Freud, Piaget, Maslow, Erikson, Kholberg and more) has interesting and helpful observations that help us understand ourselves better. I like the wholistic approach. It allows for the unknown and individuality. And it is one of the only illustrations I can think of that chooses a girl rather than a boy. It may seem like a small detail, but I think it makes a big difference. Thank you!

[jschaefer]

I completely agree with the whole child approach.

[sravani]

Ur videos r short n sweet n more informative without eating our time wd un necessary stuff

[vobsterthelobster]

This is a fantastic video - the information is clear and thorough and it's well produced too. Thank you!

[krishnantampi]

Learning is fun and is creative, it's wit and wisdom, wit is intelligence and fancy is imagination good👍 class for young and old❤😊

[SweetGaBrownin]

A child's mind is a amazing mind!

[muskanhere]

Amazing !!
Thanks for the information🔥🔥🔥

[bodongtayeng]

Haven't seen the video yet, but a like! Too sleepy to watch it, goodnight everyone n sweetdreams

[anglesbulgescurves]

Very informative..Thanks for sharing some of your videos through a creative commons license..They are very essential for budding teachers like me, .especially in Learning theories, ., Carry on

[shaylore]

The video is really great and very helpful...
Thanks❤️

[ScienceSummary]

Thanks for licensing it under CC BY. I have used it in the latest Science Summary which features news about physiological effects on the brain from early educational intervention (Abecedarian Project).

This is an interesting field of research and targeted stimulation/building of such general capacities is often neglected or very suboptimal in early organized care.

[abinayaj]

Your content is really good ! Can u also make a video on gender equality and the real meaning of feminism?

[chaplainand]

The attempt to sort and categorize arises in the "hard" sciences. Humans are in one of those categories. Traditionally, hard sciences tend to be considered more "real" and more closely follow a manufacturing model.
Those are the folks who tend toward the teaching profession. They want today to be predictable, to follow established patterns. They want tomorrow to be that way too.
Others are explorers, wanting variety and new challenges daily. These folks are hard to find in any "typical" school system. They are more likely to be found in charter and adventure schools, the arts, and working as entrepreneurs. What do you, the reader, think?

[MyPaulose]

Like to learn and practice for my grandchildren

[alyanuuuh_]

CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE A VID ABOUT SULLIVAN'S INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT