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seriously let kids be kids, adults especially men still have toys just they cost more guns, boats, fishing poles, etc. kids are being pressured to early and I think thats why teens in middle school and high school have had enough they havent had their paytime in life. Kids are growing up to fast girls are showing things they shouldnt to young and boys are wanting girls earlier. THe generations won't know how to survive they are so about getting getting and wanting in life. Kids need to have more compasssion, empathy, and just common sense. Their first job the boss will not let them work when they want and complain about it when they are. Kids need parents who will make sure their kids are doing to the best of there abilities. When a child can't even go to the bathroom without help how do we expect them to write, read and sit still? Kids need to experience the big world, this means lots of social interactives early.Moms and Dads need to spend anytime they have that ain't at work with their children......Video games don't get me started on that

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!! Some educational leader explained early on that "The development of fundamental movement skills leads to higher order thinking skills." So, even with science; emerging brain research about sensory-motor-perceptual development, the BLEEPIN" HIGH STAKES test proponrets continue to IGNORE JEAN PIAGET!!! Let kids be kids and grow up as "free range" children discovering milestone movements, which support neural development for learning through play. The entire world except for the USA does that and the educational models are far more successful at higher order thinking and language development than rote learning and physically challenged children in America where PE and music programs are being removed from schools. Forget about self-expression and thinking developed through ART! The art programs were removed years ago to go for the final product of symbolic language. Get this straight-GROSS MOTOR leads to FINE MOTOR; Verbal language is dependent upon balance and rhythym through movement skills; verbal language skills appear before symbolic reading. WAKE UP AMERICA, let kids be kids!

This is age old knowledge someone in Us just wishes to stamp as their own. Indian kings chilideren were taught as leaders with child directed teaching method even in tribes.
Today New Zealand is the leader in early childhood teaching the method of curriculum is called "TE Whariki". It is about providing learning opportunities to child as per their interest and further exposing them tonthat interest by linking it to numeracy and literacy
It is one of the most successful method
Butevery child must be given equal opportunities
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As is everything that is harmful for children, this practice makes some adults a vault full of money. "Direct Instruction" can be packaged and sold; freedom to learn from play is so solid and obvious that incredulous adults simply can't see the value. Educators must empower parents to know the truth and make healthy choices. Documenting supports our ability to articulate the learning taking place. We have increased our preschool's photography budget to support parent understanding of the many meaningful ways children learn throughout the day.

What is the prerequisite to understanding the abstract sound/symbol concept of the alphabetic principal? Being able to mentally represent. How does the human being learn to mentally represent? Through experiences of play. Dr. Deborah Leong and Dr. Elena Bodrova define these experiences of play that interprets the relationship to the educational value of play. Read their work!