"I believe that schools should be places not only for academic learning, but also where young people build confidence, a sense of self, and learn to become responsible citizens. It is one of the great tragedies of our day that our schools, excessively driven by data and standardized tests, have no time for activities that can't be tested. No time for the arts and play and the social and emotional learning that will help children handle what life has in store."
By Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor emerita of early childhood education at Lesley University in Massachusetts. From an article over at CNN.
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