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Education

elleng

(136,625 posts) Sun May 17, 2015, 04:01 PM May 2015

Let the kids learn through play.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/opinion/sunday/let-the-kids-learn-through-play.html?

Of COURSE!

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Let the kids learn through play. (Original Post) elleng May 2015 OP

This is why Montessori and Waldorf methods have been shown to work over the past 50 Nay May 2015 #1

It may make a comeback after the death-camp pedagogy of this era passes. Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #2

Damn right! elleng May 2015 #3

Nay

(12,051 posts)

1. This is why Montessori and Waldorf methods have been shown to work over the past 50

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2015, 06:58 PM

May 2015

years. But of course it is HIPPIE GRANOLA education so it can't possibly work.

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

2. It may make a comeback after the death-camp pedagogy of this era passes.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2015, 08:28 AM

May 2015

Optimally, January 2017, to be precise.

Keep your fingers crossed. And do what you can to get a pro-ed president, sec of ed and congress elected in 2016.

Ain't gonna happen any other way.

elleng

(136,625 posts)

3. Damn right!

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #2)

Mon May 18, 2015, 11:32 AM

May 2015

Fingers SERIOUSLY crossed for my grandkids, but not optimistic. HOPE they can find suitable schools, public or private, for them. We ended up in private schools with just the right approach: Learn by DOING!

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