“Research has found that early didactic instruction might actually worsen academic performance,” states David Kohn in his New York Times article, “Let the Kids Learn Through Play.” He goes on to say that, “Rebecca A. Marcon, a psychology professor at the University of North Florida, studied 343 children who had attended a preschool class that was ‘academically oriented,’ one that encouraged ‘child initiated’ learning, or one in between. Children’s progress ‘may have been slowed by overly academic preschool experiences that introduced formalized learning experiences too early for most children’s developmental status,’ Dr. Marcon wrote.
Let The Children Play
