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By making children dependent on others to schedule and entertain them, we deprive them of the pleasures of creating their own games and the sense of mastery and independence they will need to enjoy running their own lives. The concept of enjoyment, of silliness, of play, is relegated to the back of the bus. The concept of downtime—when we can just do nothing, reflect a little, and have a chance to become ourselves—seems to be a kind of heresy in the current cult of achievement.

Quote ID: 03056

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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Golinkoff

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Einstein Never Used Flash Cards

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