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Supporting the Power of Play at Home

March 31, 2020 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 1 Comment

There’s been a lot to take in over the past few weeks.  A lot of change.  A lot of questions.

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Why I’m still working….

March 27, 2020 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP Leave a Comment

I’m an observer by nature. 

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Books Plus Gifts for Young Scientists!

December 12, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Celebrate!, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Over the years, I’ve been sharing some of my favorite books along with the perfect gifts to go with them.  It really is one of my favorite recipes for gifts for children: 1 great book + 1 fun toy = sure-fire winner with loads of use!

On top of that, this list includes links to Amazon, which is another favorite ingredient: not running around to stores.  Especially this time of year, the more I can order without ever getting into a car (or a parking lot) the better!

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The High Cost of Pervasive Passivity and Why Play Matters

August 16, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP 3 Comments

A preschool director once relayed to me an observation she made at her community center.  She watched as a mother plucked her child from the waters of the pool at the end of his swimming lesson, quickly dried him and dressed him right on the deck, and then delivered him, minutes later, to his karate class.  She wondered at how passive his role in the whole exchange was, as though he was merely a passenger on the high-speed train that was his life.

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Why Art Matters for Young Children

July 23, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Create Leave a Comment

I often wonder what other people see in the art being created in an early childhood classroom.  What do they make of these splashes of paint and collages covered with glue and seemingly random bits and bobs?

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Online Preschool: Panacea for Inequality or Placebo for Guilt?

July 16, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Tapping the matching letters.  Swiping rhyming words together.

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Data doesn’t make the decision.

May 28, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Data doesn’t make the decisions for you.

That was one of the big takeaways from my conversation with Emily Oster, researcher, author, and mother.  As an economist at Brown University, Emily explores the science of making good decisions based on the data.  In her newest book, Cribsheet, she explores how to apply that science to the decisions that face us as parents.

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The Paradox of Sitting Still in Preschool

March 27, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Music and Movement, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Sometimes, when people picture what learning looks like, they imagine perfectly quiet children in perfectly arranged rows, sitting perfectly still.

Sounds perfect.

But research tells us that’s not always what learning looks like.  Especially when it comes to young children.

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Advanced Content Coverage at Kindergarten: What Can We Really Learn from this Controversial New Study?

February 27, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 3 Comments

The debate over the roles of play and academics in kindergarten is not new.  While my first response to this tired argument is always that it is a false dichotomy, a more specific challenge has recently entered the arena and therefore deserves a more specific response.

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Can the Wrong Metrics Kill Learning?

January 23, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 5 Comments

This year didn’t quite start out the way I had hoped.  BUT, I did manage to cross off a goal millions of people set at the beginning of the year, and after only a few weeks in.

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In early education, there is too much distance between what we know and what we do. I bridge the gaps that exist between academia, decision-makers, educators, and parents so that together, we can improve the quality of early education while also respecting and protecting the childhood experience.

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