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Not only is the standards and testing movement not working, one of its most damaging legacies is the elimination of play-based early childhood education. New kindergarten curriculum standards shift academic work previously reserved for first and second graders to kindergarteners and, increasingly, preschoolers as schooling trumps playing.

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Kerry McDonald

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Unschooled

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Jeff Johnson

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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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