New research shows that many kindergartens spend two to three hours per day instructing and testing children in literacy and math—with only 30 minutes per day or less for play. In some kindergartens there is no playtime at all. These practices may produce higher scores in first and second grade, but according to a new report, “Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School, it is done at a cost.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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