Reply to re article on teaching PK through purposeful play--which schools do this well/not well?

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS has largely moved to embracing play-based and hands-on learning in early childhood, using Tools of the Mind, Creative Curriculum, or Reggio Emilia for example (to the point that you'll find some parents clamoring again for more tracing and flashcards). This was propelled by Charters moving in that direction as much as by scientific evidence that this is indeed the way to go, even for students who the system thought may need "a head start" on the letter tracing kind of academics. I'd say rather than to look for "the one" school that does this, you should be careful to avoid those that specifically don't. With just a little reading up and visiting schools and classrooms, you'll become quite proficient in spotting a well-run play-based classroom, in which you should see multiple well-organized activity and play stations take center stage complemented by small group tables.[/quote]

Thanks.  I know that DCPS has embraced "purposeful play" and it also seems like something that would depend on how well individual teachers are able to implement it in the classroom, so there may be some variation in how these approaches are implemented even within DCPS.  I can totally see my DS just banging pots and pans together and other "gross motor skill" activities without a teacher who asks good questions to get him thinking.  (BTW, he's not dumb, he just prefers to run around except when he needs to kick his mind into high gear to come up with ever more sophisticated bedtime avoidance strategies and arguments as to why he should be allowed to drive our car.)[/quote]

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