The Miseducation of Children

Author Note This research is being submitted on July 5, 2012 for David Elkind’s EC110 Curriculum and Instruction course.

The Miseducation of Children
“If we do not wake to the potential danger of this harmful practices, we may be do serious damage to large segment of next generation” - By David Elkind
Across the country, many young children’s receiving structured instructions at an early age, can be harm psychologically and/or physically. When children’s dressed like adult they are more likely to behave like adults. When boy’s wear long pants can walk like a men and little girls in the tight jeans walk like a women. Sometimes I noticed these actions in my son too. I started kindergarten at the age
Likewise, it would act to children’s enjoyment if the stories they read took place in their own community. In social studies too, children are delighted to find a picture of building that they actually been in, rather than one that they have never seen. If we are going to help parents and co-workers, to find and to understand, the importance of play we could use the Elkind’s ideas. Dr. David Elkind defines a major role of play in early childhood. Years of research has confirmed the value of play. Play helps children develop skills they cannot get in any other way. Babbling, for e.g. is self-initiated form of play through which infant creates a sound, they need to learning the language of their parents. Likewise children’s teach them to crawl, stand and walk. Practice play at preschool level, children engaged in dramatic play and learn, who is a leader? Who is a follower? Who is outgoing? Who is shy? When we adults unite to play love and work in our lives we set an example that our children can follow. After all what is important, is balance.

References 1. Elkind D: Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk. New York, Alfred E. Knopf 1987 2. Elkind D: Power of Play: Learning that Comes Naturally. Da Capo Press, Dec 25, 2007 3. Elkind D: Miseducation: Young Children at Risk. Pediatrics, 83(1), 119, 1989. 4. http://www.naeyc.org : The Web site for the National Association for Education of Young children. 5. David