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“Promoting curiosity in children, especially those from environments of economic disadvantage, may be an important, under-recognised way to address the achievement gap. Promoting curiosity is a foundation for early learning that we should be emphasising more when we look at academic achievement.”

‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn Pupils who ask lots of questions get better results, especially those from poorer homes

"...the play is in the child, not in the toy."

The Fewer Toys Children Have, The More They Play - Raised Good We're lead to be believe that if a little is good, then more is better. But, the irony is when it comes to toys, the fewer kids have the more they play.

“Play is a very efficient way of learning for children,” she told me. “And we can use it in a way that children will learn with joy.”

Kindergarten: While American Kids Read, Their Finnish Peers Play Forget the Common Core, Finland’s youngsters are in charge of determining what happens in the classroom.