Bibliograph

The importance of being little, what young children really need from grownups, Erika Christakis

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The importance of being little, what young children really need from grownups, Erika Christakis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-364) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The importance of being little

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

950444050

Responsibility statement

Erika Christakis

Sub title

what young children really need from grownups

Summary

To a four-year-old watching bulldozers or chasing butterflies in a field, the world is awash with promise. Children come hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about anything. Yet in today's preschools and kindergartens, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that undervalue children's intelligence while overtaxing their growing brains

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What young children really need from grownups

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