The Tricycle Solution now available through Kanopy.
The normal events and emotions of a preschooler’s day — playing, creating, discovering, crying, fighting, and resolving disagreements — are seen in intimate detail, as the teacher, Effie Kuriloff, elucidates her provocative approach in The Tricycle Solution: Teachable Moments for Parents & Preschoolers, about the preschooler’s world and the daily experience of a cooperative preschool where parents are as much students as their children.
Educated with a Master’s in Early Childhood Education at Bank Street College of Education and a B.S. in Sociology from Rutgers University, Kuriloff’s almost 40-year tenure at Rocky Mountain School and her associated work as a professor at City College of San Francisco helped her develop a new approach to working with preschool-age children, focusing as much on parents as children. The Tricycle Solution is the only film documentation of Kuriloff’s work completed with her full involvement.