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Monthly Archives: October 2014
On moving from underestimating children towards trustful parenting and voluntary education
“I doubt there has ever been a human culture, anywhere, at any time, that underestimates children’s abilities more than we North Americans do today. Our underestimation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, because by depriving children of freedom, we deprive them of … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st century education, child as agent, child care and education, children's agency, children's confidence, children's environments, communities, independence and young children, Parental involvement, Peter Gray, power and childhood, the image of the child
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the Teacher-led Innovation Fund
why do we assess students at school?
I’m already sold on Peter Gray’s argument for free play as an educational need of children (and adolescents). However, consider some of these points: “About thirty years ago, a team of research psychologists headed by James Michaels at Virginia Polytechnic and … Continue reading
Societal violence and the treatment of children
I’m still taking notes from Peter Gray’s Free to Learn: “…recently, research involving many types of societies has shown systematic relationships between a society’s structure and its treatment of children. In one study, Carol and Melvin Ember analyzed massive amounts … Continue reading
Recognising infants’ hunger and satiety cues
The educable animal
Peter Gray describes humans as ‘the educable animal’ (p.112) and I found this really interesting, because humans are also described as the storytelling animal… but storytelling is one way in which we meet our educational needs (in terms of education … Continue reading
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