Presentation about attitudes towards children in Spain, by one of my Second Year Advanced students from EOI Luarca, Asturias, Spain, designed for one of her speaking projects.

1. ATTITUDESATTITUDES
TOWARDSTOWARDS
CHILDRENCHILDREN

2. What do you imagine whenWhat do you imagine when
talking about children?talking about children?

3.  Happiness
 Innocence
 Love
 Joy

4. A world without …A world without …
- Troubles- Troubles
- Worries- Worries
- Complications- Complications

5. In which adults…In which adults…
 Usually act as a guideUsually act as a guide
 Give loveGive love
 TeachTeach
 EducateEducate
 ……

6. But we usually FORGET that…But we usually FORGET that…
Childhood is not alwaysChildhood is not always
easy.easy.

7. ????????
COULD THIS BE THE TOPICCOULD THIS BE THE TOPIC
FOR ANOTHERFOR ANOTHER
SPEAKING??SPEAKING??

8. And so, coming back to OUR realAnd so, coming back to OUR real
situation…situation…

9.  Satisfy all their needs…Satisfy all their needs…
 Needs or whims?Needs or whims?
 Satisfy/Oversatisfy?Satisfy/Oversatisfy?

10. What worries us?What worries us?
 Their physical and moral integrityTheir physical and moral integrity
 Their healthTheir health
 Their education

11. 0 – 3 Schools0 – 3 Schools

12. Early interventionEarly intervention

13. From the very first day…From the very first day…

14. Special educationSpecial education

15. Musical EducationMusical Education

16. New technologiesNew technologies

17. LanguagesLanguages

18. And finally, it is supposed that weAnd finally, it is supposed that we
are much worse than the others…are much worse than the others…

19. Which is the real problem???Which is the real problem???
We don´t have a global and cosmopolitanWe don´t have a global and cosmopolitan
vision…vision…

20. but a much more restrictive one…but a much more restrictive one…
““I hope that all of you will be independentI hope that all of you will be independent
and creative thinkers, thoughtful andand creative thinkers, thoughtful and
critical… And that you will do exactlycritical… And that you will do exactly
what I say”what I say”

21. Non – traditional familiesNon – traditional families

22. When I approach a child, heWhen I approach a child, he
inspires me two feelings;inspires me two feelings;
tenderness for what he is,tenderness for what he is,
and respect for what he mayand respect for what he may
become.become.

23. I DOI DO
agree…agree…