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How fast do you think three preschoolers can perform fractions if you give them nine cookies and tell them to divide them so that everyone gets exactly the same amount? I’ve done this experiment in my classroom and I can tell you the answer: pretty damned fast. In fact, they can divide ten or even eleven cookies into three equal parts, too. When skills are embedded in a higher purpose, or at least in a human purpose, like wanting to get a fair share of cookies, children learn faster and better. A hankering for cookies appears to concentrate the mind.

Quote ID: 02947

Author

Erika Christakis

Source

The Importance Of Being Little

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