Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Alison Clark

Slow Pedagogy 

Slow pedagogy calls for compassion where we actively do something to address suffering. 

During Covid, the LEYF staff running our 15 nurseries for key workers had a call with me at 3pm every day.  I looked forward to our chats and it wasn’t long until they we talking about  how the reduction in numbers of children, time to play, less curricular demands and  fewer wider issues was positively impacting on the children and they in turn were slowing down the pedagogy to allow the children time to just enjoy being children.

Let’s think about slowing down early childhood in the world of fast living and undesirable excess  is the message.  Let’s ignore the government or business ethos of targets and consumerism. It isn’t working!  No one is satisfied! 

Have a listen and tell us what you think.