Julienne wrote
>Actually, we now know a lot more about how to teach children, not
>that it is necessarily put into practice much. We know more about
>how children best learn, how the brain works, that there are
>different learning styles and that all children should not be taught
>the same way. We are even learning more about the use/abuse of
>homework. We also now know that beating, caning, and shaming
>children is not conducive to good learning, and indeed is likely to
>make children unable to concentrate, and to act up. I could go on,
>but this will do.
>
I would agree, but I would also say that we have forgoten an awful lot too:
why else would we be encouraging the admission of 4 year olds (and younger)
into formal education in the UK? And why would we be so proud to see
playgroups display their educational curriculum by way of an advert?
marc
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