Baby We Were Born to Learn

It's growing closer and closer to that last day of school....I can feel it, see it and almost taste it...I struggle for continuity and normalcy so that we as a class don't slip right into chaos during our final days. I realize how important it is to keep up with our regular schedule so as not to tip off my very young and impressionable minds to just how close we are to freedom! Today I "stumbled upon" a website that I found very interesting and relevant. It's called Born to Learn and it really references what we as educators already know about child development, the importance of play and inquiry-based learning. I think that as teachers with text books, standardized tests and curriculum standards, we find it easy to forget about these important details. I highly recommend that everyone involved in education takes a good look at this and thinks about how it is that we are educating our children and building a love of learning....all the way up to the last day of school.