Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience

Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasisshould be place on appreciation--reinforcement related explicitly and directly to the content of the child's interest and efforts.

Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.

Science is a particular way of thinking about things.

Provide lots of opportunities for children's natural curiosity to manifest itself. With very young children, our role is one of supporter and guide.

We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later.