DEY Senior Advisors Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige are quoted in Valerie Strauss’ column, The Answer Sheet in the Washington Post. Click to read the …
Wendy Locker: Nothing Abstract about the Lessons of Play
Read Wendy Locker’s insightful article, as published in the Stamford Advocate, at http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Wendy-Lecker-Nothing-abstract-about-the-lessons-11208722.php Last week, The New York Times unwittingly provided an example of how bad education …
Why Play is Vital in Preschool: DEY’s Response to the New York Times Report Supporting Flash Cards over Free Play
DEY Senior Advisor and Wheelock College professor, Dr. Diane Levin, writes DEY’s response: At Defending the Early Years (DEY) we work to promote appropriate educational practice …
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What Early Childhood Education Can Teach Us About Mastery Learning
I recently read an article in the Washington City Paper entitled, “A DC Teacher’s Bold Vision to Improve Scandalously Poor Student Performance,” written by a …