Comments on: Clowns sicken young patients

By: Lad Litter

Lad Litter — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:02:33 +0000

RCH in Melbourne use entertainers to visit the wards and they are really good. They don’t dress up like clowns but perform clown-like antics.

They also appear to be mindful of the fact that ill or injured people are often in no mood for funny business and tread warily.

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:07:10 +0000

Good point Bruce. When I taught indigenous students or ESL students or students with dyslexia, I found that I had to be more creative with my teaching strategies. It’s a question of assessing your audience and what works for them.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:29:56 +0000

“As adults we make assumptions about what works for children. ”

Reminds me of the conflict between student and teacher centered teaching methodologies. Differing learning styles, interests (and thus motivation) within a given topic, different talents and so on really require teachers (and hospital staff and probably parents as well) to give the kiddlings more of a say in the process.

Also helps the kids learn to negotiate and appreciate their differences from others.