A fascinating look at children's abilities to teach themselves. I've always believed that children have a drive to learn what they need to know. Sometimes teaching gets in the way.

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[...At a time when the demands of high-stakes testing have led to a curriculum dominated by reading and mathematics instruction, discussion in the seminars these days is more likely to turn to the practical challenges of fitting writing into the school day, and how to show that it makes a difference in student achievement writes Kathleen Kennedy in Education WeekIt can't be more certainly truth. Home experience tells me that youngsters spend time doing school work and they are been graded on Languag]

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