Who Will Save Kindergarten?

Our guest continues to sound the alarm that play in being pushed out of kindergarten to the detriment of the children. In the segment Vivian offers suggestion for pushing back against the system. Vivian Gussin Paley writes and teaches about the world of young children. She is the author of A Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play. A kindergarten teacher for 37 years, Mrs. Paley brings her storytelling/story acting and discussion techniques to children, teachers, and parents throughout the world, and in 2004 was named Outstanding Educator in the Language Arts by the National Council of Teachers in English.

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Who Will Save Kindergarten? is an episode from NAEYC Radio- The National Association for The Education of Young Children by BAM Radio Network.

This episode is 10:50 long.

This episode was published on Oct 3, 2011.

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