I am surprised by the talk show radio host you heard! Even some daycares can be considered "teaching" facilities, if you look at what the goals are for the children each day.
At the age of 3 years, children's "play" is their method for learning. You can see the concentration on their little faces, as they are constantly experimenting with objects, what their bodies can/can't do, interacting with other children and other adults, learning abut their preferences, learning how to "self-soothe" and "play with others" as well as play well on their own (some of these learned activities have not been learned by all adults, by the way!!)
In my educated opinion, I believe any atmosphere and environment where children are being nurtured, taken care of, left to explore, given boundaries, and are "playing" (learning!) is a learning environment that will help them grow, mature, become confident and know that they are well-loved. Not all facilities can offer these ideals to all children, and perhaps that was the radio hosts' intention?
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I am surprised by the talk show radio host you heard! Even some daycares can be considered "teaching" facilities, if you look at what the goals are for the children each day.
At the age of 3 years, children's "play" is their method for learning. You can see the concentration on their little faces, as they are constantly experimenting with objects, what their bodies can/can't do, interacting with other children and other adults, learning abut their preferences, learning how to "self-soothe" and "play with others" as well as play well on their own (some of these learned activities have not been learned by all adults, by the way!!)
In my educated opinion, I believe any atmosphere and environment where children are being nurtured, taken care of, left to explore, given boundaries, and are "playing" (learning!) is a learning environment that will help them grow, mature, become confident and know that they are well-loved. Not all facilities can offer these ideals to all children, and perhaps that was the radio hosts' intention?
July 31, 2008 - 1:59pmThis Comment
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