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What Maisie Knew (Research Currents).
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Genishi, Celia – Language Arts, 1989
Discusses the complex interplay between adults' and children's choices by introducing Henry James' fictional character, Maisie. Examines aspects of first graders' computer use, and considers how adult-determined purposes of the curriculum correspond with children's own worlds. Urges educators to make curriculum choices in collaboration with…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment