How does your own experience of being observed, viewed, judged, assessed, tested, listen to, or understood make a difference to how you think we should get to understand the experience of children's lives and learning today?

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The Answer is Adults view being observed as a very formal, stressful process. You may remember being observed by a doctor in a medical test, or by a school teacher during a physical assessment in gym class. It can be an uncomfortable experience, especially when we become aware of the things we cannot do, or the things we cannot do at the level we would like to do them at. Of course, educators do not want children to experience these feelings. Educators will use naturalistic observation to help alleviate some of these problems. When we experience negative events, as adults we want to alleviate or mitigate these when working with children. We are caring people.

How Does Your Own Experience of Being Observed, Viewed, Judged