For instance, they ask thought- provoking questions and add new elements of challenge to a task. The schedule is flexible enough to allow children ample time to do in-depth work on projects and to engage in sustained periods of silent reading and writing. The daily schedule is very rigid, with specific amounts of time devoted to separate areas of study. Children never know what's coming next and cannot prepare themselves for transition. Teachers make the most of primary-age children's desire to learn by providing challenging, interesting tasks and materials.
Teachers encourage kids to work to their potential.
Teachers encourage children to work through problems with one another so they can learn important social skills, such as negotiation and cooperation. But if children fight, bully, or exclude other children, teachers intervene. They know how to help children behave in a socially productive way. Because teachers don't allow the children to interact with each other very often, kids rarely have the opportunity to practice social skills. They don't intervene when a student bullies or hurts another child.