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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 2
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Translating Facts into Knowledge
Umewaka, Soraya
Mind, Brain, and Education, v5 n1 p27-28 Mar 2011
Many education systems have a tendency to be limiting and rigid. These systems teach children to value facts over knowledge and routine and repetition over playfulness and curiosity to seek knowledge. How can we unleash our children's imagination and permit them to use play and other creative tools as a means of learning? This article proposes new ways to tackle this old problem.
Descriptors: Imagination, Play, Creative Activities, Learning Strategies, Children, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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