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[quote=Anonymous]My older child is in a Tools classroom at a DCPS school- it's also a Spanish immersion class. From the child's perspective, there is a lot of 'play', however, it is actually very structured. (Perhaps more than I would like- I'm a play-based devotee). I am impressed with how engaged the kids are-- I've volunteered in class during their 'play plan' part of the day. It's not often you find 18 4-year-olds all on task as I witnessed. I also see lots of cooperation and virtually no arguments--quite different from when they are in the cafeteria, on the playground, etc! It's early in the year, but I feel very positive about the children's exposure to the program.

One thing that always irks me when the 'academic' camp criticizes the 'play' camp-- saying, 'there won't be any letters or math!'. It should never be the case-- it's simply that the more 'academic' learning should be child-directed, not teacher-directed. I strongly believe that our most important goal is to inspire children to want to learn, and teachers and parents must impart the skills necessary to learn.[/quote]

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