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The mistake of the progressive educators, I think, has been to assume that the classroom is or can be a natural learning environment. It isn’t, and for the most part it can’t be. The classroom is a setting where you have a rather large group of children, all about the same age, and a teacher whose primary tasks are to keep order and impart a curriculum—the same curriculum for everyone. In that setting, the teacher decides what to do; not the students.
Quote ID: 03156
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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