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How sad... It seems like all the fun has been taken out of education.  How can this type of environment incite creativity and a love for learning?[/quote]

Well, for creativity, children can be encouraged to read lots of stories and poems and plays, and then can turn around and write their own.   That's in the curriculum.   They can be creative in art and music, of course.    In order to love learning, children can respond to the teacher's enthusiasm as he or she introduces a topic.  They can experiment in science and take nature walks.  Kids can play math and spelling games; they can have friendly competitions; they can have fun playing games during indoor and outdoor recess.

There's no rule that says you MUST celebrate St Valentines Day, in school, in order to enjoy learning.[/quote]

I don't know about your school, but in ours, art and music occur once a week.  I've never heard of a nature walk occurring and the one recess a day is 30 minutes.  I certainly don't think tat you MUST celebrate Valentine's Day in school to enjoy learning, but it seems that starting in Kindergarden our schools are increasingly becoming about teaching for the tests.  There really isn't much room for fun and creativity in the classroom and I find it sad for our children.[/quote]

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