This is apparently breaking news, but parents know it, for heaven’s sake. Now we can quote scientific research showing that ‘teaching too much can stifle exploration.’  A Boston Globe article 3-28-2011 by Carolyn Y. Johnson… tells it all and quotes Alison Gopnik, Berkeley psychology researcher, ‘there’s tremendous pressure to make the environment for young children more and more academic…even something that looks like random, exploratory play can help children to learn and in some cases help them to learn better.’

I’m voting to let kids be kids!