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Download full textKatz, Lilian G. – Defending the Early Years, 2015
The extent to which academic instruction should be a major goal of the curriculum for preschool and kindergarten children is a constant topic of debate among the many parties concerned with early childhood education. The main argument presented in this report is that the traditional debates in the field about whether to emphasize so-called free…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Play, Instruction
