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| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| ISBN 13 | 9780143129981 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143129988 |
| Book Subtitle | What Young Children Really Need From Grownups |
| Book Description | Christakis expertly weaves academic research, personal experience and anecdotal evidence into her book a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal engaging and important. Washington Post What kids need from grown-ups (but aren't getting)an impassioned plea for educators and parents to put down the worksheets and flash cards, ditch the tired craft projects (yes, you, Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey) and exotic vocabulary lessons, and double-down on one, simple word: play. NPR.org The New York Times bestseller that provides a bold challenge to the conventional wisdom about early childhood, with a pragmatic program to encourage parents and teachers to rethink how and where young children learn best by taking the child's eye view of the learning environment To a four-year-old watching bulldozers at a construction site or chasing butterflies in flight, the world is awash with promise. Little children come into the world hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about any matter. Yet in today's preschool and kindergarten classrooms, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that too often undervalue a child's intelligence while overtaxing the child's growing brain. These mismatched expectations wreak havoc on the family: parents fear that if they choose the wrong program, their child won't get into the right college. But Yale early childhood expert Erika Christakis says our fears are wildly misplaced. Our anxiety about preparing and safeguarding our children's future seems to have reached a fever pitch at a time when, ironically, science gives us more certainty than ever before that young children are exceptionally strong thinkers. |
| About the Author | Erika Christakis is an early childhood educator and school consultant. She was a faculty member at the Yale Child Study Center and is a Massachusetts-certified teacher (pre-K through second grade) and licensed preschool director. An honors graduate of Harvard College, she has advanced degrees from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Lesley University's Graduate School of Education. She has written about children for The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, TIME, and the New York Daily News. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Erika Christakis |
| Publication Date | 9-Feb-17 |
| Number of Pages | 400 |
The Importance Of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups paperback english - 9-Feb-17
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