Early academics: Introduction to the debate

Rescorla, Leslie

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“…when children are pressured to learn in schools with "academic" as opposed to developmentall"'appropriate curricula. thcy report being more nnxious and perfcctionistic (Rescorla. 1991) than their morc playful peers.…”

Section: What Do the Data Tell Us About The Role Of Play In Children'mentioning

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Why Play = Learning: A Challenge for Parents and Educators

2006

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Imagine a world in which children are encouraged 10 parrot answers. to fill in Ihe blanks. and 10 nOI go beyond the facts. Imagine a world in which onc size fits all (as in today's educational standards), and no size fils any. Madeleine l'Englc (1962) describes just such II world in her classic book, A Wrinkle i/I Timt!. Below them the lown was laid QuI in harsh angular patterns. The houses in the OU1skins were all exactly alike. small square boxes painled gray.... In front of all the houses children were playing. Some were skipping ropes. some were bouocing balls. Meg fell vaguely that~omelhing was wrong with lheir play.... "Look!" Charles Wallaee said suddenly. "The)"re skipping and bouncing in rh)'thm! Everyone's doing il at exaetl)' the same moment." This wos so. As the s1cipping rope hit the pavemenl, so did the boll. As the rope curved over the head of the jumping child, lhe child with lhe ball coughl lhe ball. Down came the ropes. Down came the balls. Over and over again.... All in rh),thm. All identical. Like the houses. Like the palhs. Like lhe nowers. (p. 103)

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Section: What Do the Data Tell Us About The Role Of Play In Children'mentioning

confidence: 99%