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Monday 14 July 2014

Agency and Self Direction

STUDY: TOO MANY STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES MAY HINDER CHILDREN’S EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
teacher_globeWhen children spend more time in structured activities, they get worse at working toward goals, making decisions, and regulating their behavior, according to a new study. Instead, kids might learn more when they have the responsibility to decide for themselves what they’re going to do with their time. Psychologists at the University of Colorado and (read more)

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