Protecting Childhood: Nature and Play in the Era of the Standards Movement March 25 1:00 pm-4:00 pm 53 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 Come one, come all! The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is celebrating our 105th birthday this year. We

Protecting Childhood:  Nature and Play in the Era of the Standards Movement

With William Crain

Author of the book: Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society

http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Childhood-Letting-Children-Achievement-...

In the era of high stakes testing and hyperscheduled childhoods, is there still room for play? City College Psychology Professor William Crain  explores how children’s encounters with nature, art, and language nurture their development and makes the  case for child centered education—a movement that may be under fire, but that is very much alive. He is the author of the acclaimed Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society.