The Long-Term Harm of Early Academic Training, with Peter Gray
Schedule
Thu Oct 24 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
6000 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19144 | Bala Cynwyd, PA
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Presented by Peter Gray In person in Great Hall at the Waldorf School of Philadelphia
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Outside of Philly Waldorf, preschool and kindergarten teachers are under increased pressure to teach academic skills to little children and, therefore, to reduce or eliminate free play. The policies that create such pressure have been imposed despite the evidence from many research studies that such training has no long-term benefit and frequently has long-term harm. In this talk, Peter will present some of the evidence that early academic training interferes with intellectual, social, and emotional development, and will describe the mechanisms through which such interference occurs.
Peter Gray has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is the author of an internationally acclaimed introductory psychology textbook (Psychology, Worth Publishers, now in its 8th edition, with David Bjorklund as co-author), which views all of psychology from an evolutionary perspective. His recent research focuses on the role of play in human evolution and how children educate themselves, through play and exploration, when they are free to do so. He has expanded on these ideas in his book, "Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life" (Basic Books, 2013). He is also author of a blog called Freedom to Learn, for Psychology Today magazine and an ongoing a Substack series entitled Play Makes Us Human.
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Where is it happening?
6000 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19144, The Waldorf School of Philadelphia, 6000 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144, United States,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bala CynwydEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
