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Early Education

Childhood's End: Growing Up Too Fast
M. Jones, Edutopia
April, 2008

Rush, Little Baby
Neil Swidey, The Boston Globe
October 28, 2007

Work vs. Play in Kindergarten
Joan Almon, The Washington Post
May 29, 2007



Nature

Statistics Prove Nature Impacts Children for the Better
The Beaumont Enterprise
October 3, 2007

Turf Wars
William Crain, The New York Times
September 16, 2007

Getting Lost in the Great Indoors
Donna St. George, The Washington Post
June 19, 2007

Families Explore Nature's Wonders in Rye
Rachel M. Collins, SeaCoast online
May 31, 2007

Why It’s Good to Get Dirty…
Lauren O’Hara, Cyprus Mail
April 11, 2007

Leave No Child Inside
Richard Louv, Orion Magazine
March 2007



Play

Old Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
Alix Spiegel, NPR
February 21, 2008

Taking Play Seriously
Robin Marantz Henig,
New York Times Magazine
February 17, 2008

The Death and Life of American Imagination
Jeannine Ouellette,
The Rake (Minneapolis, MN)
November, 2007

Kids Pencil in Playtime
Heather Sells, CBN News
October 12, 2007

Old-School Blocks Prove Best for Brains
Paul Nyhan, SeattlePI.com
October 2, 2007

Todd R. Nelson: Limiting Children's Learning
Todd R. Nelson, Bangor Daily News
June 21, 2007

You Kids, Get Outside!
Fran Henry, Cleveland.com, Lifestyles
June 15, 2007

Bring Back Fun Playgrounds
Commentary, Christian Science Monitor
June 13, 2007

Putting the Skinned Knees Back Into Playtime
Alex Williams, The New York Times
May 20, 2007

Einstein May Never Have Used Flashcards, but He Probably Built Forts
Lory Hough, Ed Magazine (Harvard)
Spring 2007

A Classroom of Monkey Bars and Slides
Jane Brody, The New York Times
April 3, 2007

     
   
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