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Introduction:

Rousseau, above all, inspires us by having been self-taught, someone who studies 
alone, without going to school. Why does this inspire us? Because a teacher should 
have this ability to study alone and discover things by thinking alone. No university of 
that time could boast that Rousseau had been its student. He had little training, but 
when reading his work, the intellectuals recognised that they were dealing with 
someone whose knowledge they should respect. 
 
We are respected for our work. That&rsquo;s what it will be like for you, too. Members of 
the communities, children, teenagers, young and old adults from both sexes will 
respect you for what you do. You will open up their hearts to you because of this. 
 
Initially, Rousseau published his thoughts on children and education through a book 
that told of the education of a boy named Emilio. In this book he defended the theory 
that a person is good by nature, he is not born evil, but that over time, as he grew, evil 
was learnt from the environment. Of course, with these ideas, which were 
scientifically advanced in relation to thinking at that time, he encountered various 
problems with religious leaders and governments. 
 
Here we learn from Rousseau to be thinking teachers who do not conform to current 
discoveries, but who are always searching for more knowledge of children and how to 
educate them. 
 
He also made a huge contribution to developmental psychology by being the first to 
present the theory of stages in child development, which other psychologists later 
elaborated on. He also called attention to the fact of a child being a child, very 
different to an adult and that to help development, the teacher should bear in mind the 
child&rsquo;s curious nature. 
 
The influence of Rousseau&rsquo;s ideas can still be felt today. We understand children&rsquo;s 
natural curiosity. They want to know everything. For a child, discovering knowledge 
is a great adventure and she enjoys it because it satisfies her curiosity. The biggest 
challenge to the teacher&rsquo;s creativity is &ldquo;How can I take advantage of a child&rsquo;s 
curiosity in order for her to learn?&rdquo; You should answer this question with real ideas 
for your lessons. It is a huge challenge because there are no ready-made recipes for 
how to do this. Here is an example to inspire you: 
 
If the next 20 classes in 1 st grade mathematics are about writing the numbers from one 
to five the teacher could &ndash; with her pupils &ndash; give each group of some plastic cards. On 
each card there is a number. Each group also has some sticks and stones. In the 
group, the pupils play with the objects to understand the number that is shown on the 
card. The teacher helps each group. 
 
This task is a good chance for you to be able to broaden your knowledge of 
Rousseau&rsquo;s teachings and critically reflect on them. 
 
Enjoy.

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