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In place of a "modified kindergarten curriculum" would remain a "curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate," which, according to the governor's office, would "prioritize play as a form of ...
What is developmentally appropriate when it comes to learning? Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham wrote about the subject recently on his Science and Education blog, and here is a version of that ...
When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...
Cross-posted from Digital Education: Everyone from parents to teachers to physicians continues to worry about how much time children are spending in front of computer screens. But in the ...
An often-cited statistic is that the human brain grows to 90% of its adult size by age 5. Early childhood is also critical for the healthy development of synapses-- the neural bridges between brain ...
In the Huron Valley Schools district, we begin implementation of our mission statement — Inspiring and Building Futures, One Student at a Time — with a variety of early childhood learning ...
On my daughter’s first day of kindergarten 25 years ago, I was thrilled to see a door from the classroom that led straight to a sunny playground. But as the days passed, that door seldom opened: her ...