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Jones, Elizabeth – Principal, 1997
Suggests becoming a master player is a critical learning task for young children. "Push-down" programs (direct teaching, work sheets, and drill), designed to give children a head start in school, fail to consider the active-learning mode in which young children are most competent. Notes that a developmentally appropriate classroom for 3- to 5-year…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment
McEwin, C. Kenneth; Dickinson, Thomas S. – School Administrator, 1998
Safe, developmentally appropriate play is difficult to achieve when middle schools move into the competitive interscholastic arena. Problems associated with middle-level sports programs include students' predisposition to physical injury, psychological unreadiness, high attrition rates, improper coaching, and liability issues. Improving…
Descriptors: Athletics, Competition, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Benefits
