CREATIVE HIGHLIGHT
“But school can be for everyone.
Our current school system perhaps
just isn’t for everyone.”
A Germany study found that when
comparing 50 play-based preschools and
50 academic preschools, kids who attended
play-based preschools performed better
in academics. Play isn’t antithetical to
learning; it’s a motivational force for
learning because curiosity and wonder
are the foundation for all learning. As
parents we need to dispense with the idea
that the most worthwhile learning comes
from textbooks.
Admittedly, I have been concerned about
my younger daughter for years – the
entire duration of her academic career to
be exact. She will be attending 3rd grade
and has never seemed to show an interest
in learning like her sister. She rushed
through her schoolwork, complained
about doing homework and dragged her
feet to school, except on days her class
was doing special projects.
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