Development educational psychologists the world over have made it clear that school years are the formative period in the life of an individual. This implies that most concepts and basic principles of
life are ingrained in the child during these early or primary school years. Equally, behavioural scientists Bower (1978), Schaumbreg and Smith (1982) have stressed the importance of a healthy and
supportive environment on the all around development of the child. Pestalozzi in his contribution emphasized that both home and school should endeavour to provide enriched environment
that will stimulate learning.
life are ingrained in the child during these early or primary school years. Equally, behavioural scientists Bower (1978), Schaumbreg and Smith (1982) have stressed the importance of a healthy and
supportive environment on the all around development of the child. Pestalozzi in his contribution emphasized that both home and school should endeavour to provide enriched environment
that will stimulate learning.
This is necessary because (Scarr- Salaplek, 1975; Skeels, 1966) confirmed that “IQ scores can be dramatically increased when young children are placed in enriched and safe environment”. This implies that environment can promote or hamper growth and development. The teacher should provide conducive physical environment consisting of objects with which the children interact with objects, (non-living elements), provision f enough space for play, learning materials such as books, toys and other resources that aid learning. He should provide an enabling social environment where children will feel free to interact with peers and teacher since children from their habits, beliefs, attitudes at this level, good interaction among them and their environment forms the basis of social environment.
The climate of the school be based on controlled democracy, which produced children that are well-behaved and high achievers due to good teacher-pupils’ relationship evidence by discussions,
supervisions and exemplary leadership in the school.
Pestalozzi believed in considering the age of the learner in planning his programme, and those lessons should be sequential to enable children to learn from the known to unknown. This implies
that the teacher should enhance his lesson by splitting into units his works in small in small bits for easy comprehension by the children. Their past experience in the content area to be learnt
should be known and revised before proceeding to new concepts.
When children learn from known to unknown and simple to complex, learning will be easy, but on the contrary, the children may be alienated from school. To achieve this, teachers should
provide concrete objects and make lesson practical. Every child should receive equal opportunity in participating in the lesson. Teacher should ask series of questions to lead the children to learn.
The government should ensure that education is free so that every child will enjoy education at this level.
The climate of the school be based on controlled democracy, which produced children that are well-behaved and high achievers due to good teacher-pupils’ relationship evidence by discussions,
supervisions and exemplary leadership in the school.
Pestalozzi believed in considering the age of the learner in planning his programme, and those lessons should be sequential to enable children to learn from the known to unknown. This implies
that the teacher should enhance his lesson by splitting into units his works in small in small bits for easy comprehension by the children. Their past experience in the content area to be learnt
should be known and revised before proceeding to new concepts.
When children learn from known to unknown and simple to complex, learning will be easy, but on the contrary, the children may be alienated from school. To achieve this, teachers should
provide concrete objects and make lesson practical. Every child should receive equal opportunity in participating in the lesson. Teacher should ask series of questions to lead the children to learn.
The government should ensure that education is free so that every child will enjoy education at this level.
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