MARTHA MAcCALLUM, KELLY McKENNA: America's next 250 years begin on the playground
As we enter the "dog days" of summer in this 250th, since our nation boldly asserted its independence, there is, as there should be, a good deal of reflection about who we are, what we truly value. As we look to the future there is perhaps no more important measure than how we educate our children so that they can be strong protectors of our country and our democracy deep into the decades to come.It turns out that a basic truth of well-being, getting fresh air and play time, plays a pretty big part in achieving that goal.
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As we enter the "dog days" of summer in this 250th, since our nation boldly asserted its independence, there is, as there should be, a good deal of reflection about who we are, what we truly value. As we look to the future there is perhaps no more important measure than how we educate our children so that they can be strong protectors of our country and our democracy deep into the decades to come.It turns out that a basic truth of well-being, getting fresh air and play time, plays a pretty big part in achieving that goal. It stimulates and restores learning power, and, as it turns out, many of our children are getting precious little of it.From the earliest days of the republic, education was never intended to be merely the efficient transfer of information. Reformers like Horace Mann, whose vision helped shape modern American education, argued that schools should prepare children not only for work, but for democratic life.
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- As we enter the "dog days" of summer in this 250th, since our nation boldly asserted its independence, there is, as there should be, a good deal of reflection about who we are, what we truly value. As we look to the future there is perhaps no more important measure than how we educate our children so that they can be strong protectors of our country and our democracy deep into the decades to come.It turns out that a basic truth of well-being, getting fresh air and play time, plays a pretty big part in achieving that goal.
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