Talk:Reggio Emilia approach

Plagiarism alert
This article simple cuts large sections of text from the page "About the Reggio Emilia Approach". For example, the sections titled "Community support and parental involvement" and "Teachers as learners" are lifted verbatim. Mrtweedles (talk) 02:47, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Given the poor quality of this page, I instantly believed you, and went to verify exactly how much was being copied. Then I saw the note at the bottom of the page you linked to... "This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Reggio Emilia Approach". " So, they copied us. ;) Thanks for your concern though, it is appreciated. -- Quiddity (talk) 03:18, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

How effective is Reggio Emilia in meeting the needs of children?
hi, i am currently doing an individual research proposal on the Reggio approach, on how effective their methods are in meeting the needs of the children. i have been searching the net for weeks looking for articles. do you know of any sites that may contain them or any other way of getting some? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.34.9.250 (talk) 19 February 2005


 * Try the website of Dr. Syliva Chard and her Project Approach articles etc. Simply look up "Project Approach in Early Childhood" or the home page of Dr. Chard. Reggio and project work are similar in design and will Dr. Chard's work will clearly explain how classroom project work meets the intellectual needs of young children. Also, refer to the book "Engaging Children's Minds" by Katz and Chard which explains the theory of project work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.205.43 (talk) 8 January 2006

why do you think the Reggio approach is not international?
-the difficulty is that you cannot "do Reggio". it is a town in Italy :). Though many of the ideas and concepts used in Reggio Emilia can be adapted for use outside of Italy, it exists as it does due to the very nature of the culture it is embedded in...we can't copy the culture without changing our towns, neighborhoods, politics, parents, way of life...we can (and do, internationally) take what we see as the best parts that can be adapted and explore ways to introduce them in our own classrooms.... --71.104.42.35 05:18, 24 January 2006 (UTC) (-written by a public kindergarten teacher who no longer has any power to teach this way due to the political landscape associated with education)

Comments
It would be nice if this article actually DESCRIBED the "R-E approach" in the top section, as is, well, sort of the NORM for Wikipedia entries. (Yes, I'm being snide - sorry - this article is insufferably pedantic and obtuse.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.188.151.190 (talk) 16 July 2006

I found this article very tedious and vague, as well as obsessed with the contrast between American pedagogy and Reggio Emilia, as though the author had an axe to grind. It should be drastically improved and flagged as such, I think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.7.60.204 (talk) 18 October 2006

I appreciate this article very much, but I'm not sure that it has an neutral point of view (NPOV). Also, I'm not sure that the statements are refer to original sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterham (talk • contribs) 9 January 2007

This approach is used successfully at our local kindergarten, wellington, New Zealand. I have found this article, although incomplete, an informative start to the approach. I encourage others to stop critizing the material, but jump in and start editing. &mdash; F red  114  21:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I have many articles and resources concerning Reggio Emilia and will begin updating the resources shortly, in order to help. I feel that the intro paragraph is concise and appropriate and does not need any further editing. HstryQT (talk) 22:22, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

What is it really?
I would really appreciate a succinct summary of what the Reggio Emilia approach actually is. The approach was recommended to me by a prominent lecturer in education, but I am having difficulties finding clear information about this.Totorotroll (talk) 12:03, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The reason you're having trouble finding a succinct explanation is because the approach is not easy to succinctly describe, and it also looks different in every school in which it's implemented. The level of implementation varies depending on the strictness of the guidelines in each state. I think that this article gives a very good explanation of the important concepts involved in the philosophy including the importance of art, the environment, the hundred languages of children, respecting the child, and a project-centered approach. While it's on my to-do list to fix up this article, I've yet to do so. If you need further articles or resources other than what are listed here, email me and let me know (the email function is available through my talk page). Sorry to not be of more help! HstryQT (talk) 21:40, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

sentence that doesn't make sense
I want to correct this: "Educators have to make children aware that respect for their similar is important because everyone is a “legal subject” and part of a group."

but don't know what it means or is meant to mean. Could someone who does know please help. Totorotroll (talk) 17:03, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

It's a nearly word-by-word translation from Italian and does sound odd in English. It means "Educators must make children aware of the importance of respecting the other children ("their similar") because every person holds rights ("legal subject") and is member of a group (implying you must respect fellow group members). Luca 06/12/2020 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.10.32.123 (talk) 10:13, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Likely plagiarism
There were several sections that are identical to the article "Reggio Emilia: Some Lessons for U.S. Educators" by Rebecca New. It is from an Early Childhood Education website and looks like it predates this article. Here is the link to the Rebbecca New article: http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/digests/1993/new93.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redraven87 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

This entry is a catastrophe
This article is so fundamentally biased and contrary to the spirit and mission of Wikipedia that I think it should be deleted, until someone informed and willing to present a balanced view steps up. I really find it offensive. Alanrobts (talk) 02:41, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I guess that person isn't you. In fact, you haven't even described the nature of the bias you perceive. What specific balancing information do you have in mind? --64.47.152.43 (talk) 22:28, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Neutral POV
As others have pointed out, much of the text here is taken from what are effectively marketing materials for the Reggio Emilia approach. As such, I'm adding the POV tag to call attention to the bias at the top of the page. Carleas (talk) 03:29, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Are you still interested in working on this? And if so, which specific sources in the article do you consider to be marketing materials? Maybe we can try to fix up this page together. I'm willing to search for good sources and possibly make edits on the article. Left guide (talk) 11:07, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I may have time to revisit it in the next few weeks. I haven't kept up with it since adding the POV tag, but it looks like it's been substantially rewritten since then .  My concern was that most of the sources at the time were various Reggio advocacy orgs, and no e.g. studies of objective outcomes.  Not sure if anything like that has been added.  Carleas (talk) 14:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC)