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Beyond the test-prep bounds
- 07-12-2010
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By Shelly Banjo/Wall Street Journal
Twenty children gathered on a carpet at the Seth Boyden Elementary School here, taking turns building a mountain of wooden blocks. With each block they placed, children had to name an item they wanted, such as an iPod or bicycle. As the tower grew shakier, the teacher described it as a lesson in "greed and gratitude," a tangible reinforcement of a fairy tale read earlier in the day on the dangers of wanting too much. "For some kids, it was only once they saw the blocks crash down that they could truly understand the story and get the point," says Lynn Kelly, who teaches a combined first and second grade. (more...)
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