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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are a bit out of touch with what families want.  For most I know, it isn't an either/or.  On any given day, we might work on math in the morning (although one kid is learning subtraction with skittles so that's an afternoon thing), going for a walk in the nature area near us and talking about different flowers, plants, bugs, etc followed by seeing who can race to the large boulder the fastest.  Then after lunch we venture to the pool for swim lessons followed by an afternoon at the pool practicing our stroke, diving and searching for coins (also practicing math) and seeing who can make the biggest splash.   Different variations every day, but there is always a mix of playing just to have fun, playing to learn, and basic learning.  [/quote]

What you are describing is not what this post was getting at. Learning subtraction is a critical skill but children don't come up with the idea to sit down at the kitchen table and learn math, that is an adult based approach to learning. Inquiry based learning on the other hand allows the child to decide what they want to do and the educator infuses that play with the educational objectives. So, if DC's idea was to build the biggest lego tower in the whole world then you might talk about things like numbers, shape, gravity, balance, weight, etc. I am not opining whether one approach is better/worse just that there is a difference. It also sounds like you are working with kids a bit older then the toddler ages mentioned in the OP.[/quote]

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