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Why kids need solitude

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 17:21 — Dave Culver
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Books & Liturature
Youth & Education
  • In her new book, “The Republic of Noise,” New York City public school educator and curriculum advisor Diana Senechal argues that students’ loss of solitude, the ability to think and reflect independently on a given topic, is a problem for our schools and culture.
  • Our culture of immediate gratification is changing our children. A teacher and author explains what we're losing.

Alice Karekezi, Salon


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Statistics like these are startling, as they not only reveal serious flaws in our educational system, but also raise questions as to how these students will fare in the future if they are lacking the knowledge and critical skills needed to succeed in college and beyond.

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