Friday, October 17, 2014

"Why Daydreaming is Critical to Effective Learning," by Katrina Schwartz

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Katrina Schwartz (@Kschwart) offers fascinating thoughts concerning how children best learn.  One of her more memorable passages is the following:
'Children shouldn’t be overly scheduled,' Levitin said. 'They should have blocks of time to promote spontaneity and creativity.' Without that time, kids don’t have the mental space to let new ideas and ways of doing things arise. Daydreaming and playing are crucial to develop the kind of creativity many say should be a focal point of a modern education system.
For the rest of the article, please click on the following link:  http:/​/​blogs.kqed.org/​mindshift/​2014/​10/​why-daydreaming-is-critical-to-effective-learning/​

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