nature and need of education for young learners
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Parents of young children have probably heard from their child's preschool or kindergarten teacher that it's important for their young child to begin academic learning early, because that's what's expected in the coming years. Teachers, in turn, are evaluated on their students' performance on tests that measure progress in reading and math, and understandably push their students to prepare for the tests.
But is this the kind of learning that young children really need? A growing number of education experts are speaking out, arguing that the best way to prepare for future academic learning is not with early academic learning. Instead, children need developmentally appropriate, play-based activities that let them explore, create, and develop a love of learning that will give them a much better foundation for the academic learning that's to come. And, further, they argue that much of the academic learning that we prepare students for is not a very good preparation for life, anyway. In real life, problems are not solved by doing worksheets. They're solved by people working together to find creative solutions, testing and retesting ideas to find out what works. This, they argue, should be the aim of education, and our educational system has gotten off track.