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Peer reviewedDoremus, Vivian P. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Illustrating major points with specific examples (including a "Doonesbury cartoon), the main article faults schools' organizational efficiency and educators' ignorance of child development for forcing young children to work beyond their developmental readiness. An inset article presents the 19th century kindergarten as a haven for children to grow…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Efficiency
