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Universal Prekindergarten

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What an exciting thing to have “universal” prekindergarten available in NYC. I put universal in quotes because, of course it is not yet universal. As an advocate, I love the idea of prekindergarten being available to all children. We know … Continue reading

The Learning Environment

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One of the things that I stress the most to the adult educators I teach in higher education classes is that the learning environment is crucial to children’s success. We need to look at every aspect of the learning environment … Continue reading

The Learning Environment

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When my Oldest was small, for 4 years my outside job was teaching online (mostly at night) and I was home exclusively with her (and after 2 years Middle as well). I spent my days setting up our living room … Continue reading

The Learning Environment

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I have been thinking a lot about the learning environment in my preschool program and if it’s time (as we come to the end of the year) to really re-examine it and alter it to see if it can better … Continue reading