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Kindergartners get little time to play. Why does it matter?

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imageHas play gone out of kindergarten?Navy Hale Keiki School, CC BY

Being a kindergartner today is very different from being a kindergartner 20 years ago. In fact it is more like first grade.

Researchers have demonstrated that five-year-olds are spending more time engaged in teacher-led academic learning activities than play-based learning opportunities...

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