Why Pre School Shouldn't Be Like School

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Interesting studies: reinforce the value student-led inquiry & the impact of teacher language

New research shows that teaching kids more and more, at ever-younger ages, may backfire.

Does direct teaching also make children less likely to draw new conclusions—or, put another way, does it make them less creative?

Adults often assume that most learning is the result of teaching and that exploratory, spontaneous learning is unusual. But actually, spontaneous learning is more fundamental. 

it's more important than ever to give children's remarkable, spontaneous learning abilities free rein. That means a rich, stable, and safe world, with affectionate and supportive grown-ups, and lots of opportunities for exploration and play. Not school for babies.