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Beyond Counting Apples
Gao, Fang
Educational Leadership, v78 n3 Nov 2020
Educators need to be wary of stifling imagination and creative thinking in our youngest learners. Education scholar Fang Gao discusses how it's not always about getting to the technically right answer, but allowing young learners to explore creative ways of thinking. She offers three ways to nurture this creativity.
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Mathematical Logic, Early Childhood Education, Grading, Early Childhood Teachers, Skill Development, Literacy Education, Student Empowerment, Personal Autonomy
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Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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