Why Dumb Toys Make Kids Smarter
Chris Sanders
I saw this on another list, read it and thought it ought to be shared
here.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-01/why-dumb-
toys-\
make-kids-smarter/full/
I loved this quote from the article, "...but learning itself is kick-
started when enmeshed and inseparable from what a child inherently
loves."
Among many others, my kids' favorite "dumb toys" have been Digimon and
Pokemon cards, Webkinz, and World of Warcraft.
Chris
Radically Unschooling in Iowa
The Unzone
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here.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-01/why-dumb-
toys-\
make-kids-smarter/full/
I loved this quote from the article, "...but learning itself is kick-
started when enmeshed and inseparable from what a child inherently
loves."
Among many others, my kids' favorite "dumb toys" have been Digimon and
Pokemon cards, Webkinz, and World of Warcraft.
Chris
Radically Unschooling in Iowa
The Unzone
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]