100 de limbaje. Și mai mult! | Maria Ștefania Manea | TEDxPiataUniriiED
În discursul său, Maria Ștefania Manea subliniază importanța de a sprijini și stimula curiozitatea naturală a copiilor printr-o educație care să promoveze diversitatea celor "100 de limbaje" ale acestora, evitând impunerea unui sistem rigid care le ofilește dorința de a învăța. Ea subliniază necesitatea unor profesori care să ghideze copiii în perioada dintre grădiniță și liceu, ajutându-i să exploreze și să se exprime liber, fără a le lua din autenticitatea învățării prin constrângere.
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In her speech, Maria Ștefania Manea emphasizes the importance of supporting and stimulating the natural curiosity of children through an education that promotes the diversity of their "100 languages, avoiding the imposition of a rigid system that withers their desire to learn.
She stresses the need for teachers to guide children between kindergarten and high school, helping them to explore and express themselves freely, without taking them from the authenticity of learning by coercion.
Maria Ștefania Manea este profesor titular de limba și literatura română la Colegiul Național "Mihai Viteazul" din București și fondatorul Grădiniței Equilibrum, primul centru de reciclare creativă dedicat educației timpurii din România, inspirat de abordarea educațională Reggio Emilia.
Experiența sa profesională se concentrează pe domeniul educației și managementului școlar, iar în perioada februarie 2021 - aprilie 2022, a ocupat funcția de Secretar de Stat în Ministerul Educației. De asemenea, a fost inspector școlar general adjunct, precum și inspector școlar pentru comunicare instituțională și pentru proiecte europene în cadrul Inspectoratului Școlar București.
Maria Ștefania Manea este un profesionist cu o vastă experiență în sistemul educațional și un avocat al inovației și educației creative.EN: Maria Ștefania Manea is a full professor of Romanian language and literature at the "Mihai Viteazul" National College in Bucharest and the founder of Equilibrum Kindergarten, the first creative recycling center dedicated to early education in Romania, inspired by the educational approach Reggio Emilia.
Her professional experience focuses on education and school management, and between February 2021 and April 2022, she served as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education.
She was also deputy general school inspector, as well as school inspector for institutional communication and for European projects within the Bucharest School Inspectorate.
Maria Ștefania Manea is a professional with extensive experience in the educational system and an advocate of innovation and creative education. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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