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While children out of school learn what and because they want to, children in school must learn, or at least go through the motions of learning, what the teacher wants them to learn in the way the teacher wants them to do it. The result is slow, tedious, shallow learning that is about procedure, not meaning, regardless of the teacher’s intent.
Quote ID: 03157
Author
Peter Gray
Source
How Children Acquire “Academic” Skills Without Formal Instruction
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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