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

When children are truly involved in the scientific process they gain understanding, knowledge, and life skills. They deepen their awareness of what's going on around them and how others contribute to their well-being.

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

As you consider whether to move a child into formal academic training, remember that we want our children to do more than just learn how to read and write; we want them to learn in such a way that they become lifelong readers and writers. If we push our children to start learning these skills too far ahead of their own spontaneous interest and their capacity, we may sacrifice the long-range goal of having them enjoy such pursuits.

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

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

All children, are born with the disposition to make sense of their experiences.