TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pica,Rae
TI  - What if everybody understood child development?: straight talk about bettering education and children's lives 
SN  - 9781483381848
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Thousand Oaks, California
PB  - Corwin, a SAGE Company
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Child development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; All children are not the same -- The earlier the better? -- The power of joy -- Bubble wrapping not required -- When did a hug become a bad thing? -- Teaching girls they're more than a pretty face -- Doing away with the "baby stuff" -- "But competition is human nature" -- Terrorist tots? --The myth of the brain/body dichotomy -- Why does sitting still equal learning? -- In defense of active learning -- "Play" is not a four-letter word -- The body matters, too -- Reading, writing, 'rithmetic ... and recess -- Why kids need "gym" -- In defense of authentic learning -- Who should lead the learning? -- The trouble with testing -- Failure is an option -- Should we teach handwriting in the digital age? -- Just say "no" to keyboarding in kindergarten -- iPads or Play-Doh? -- The homework debate -- In defense of the arts -- No more "good job!" -- Bribes and threats work, but ... -- Time to give time-out a time-out -- "You're outta here!"
N2  - This collection of essays by education consultant Rae Pica discusses such topics as Common Core, the self-esteem movement, standardized testing, and best practices in child development and education
ER  -