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Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds

Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn and grow. American preschool teachers overwhelmingly agree—but a new study finds that teachers in urban settings feel less family support for play-based learning than their suburba...

Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds
Image: Phys.org
Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn and grow. American preschool teachers overwhelmingly agree—but a new study finds that teachers in urban settings feel less family support for play-based learning than their suburban counterparts.

Originally published at Phys.org

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