Debate on playtime's value grows as more states fund preschool - washingtonpost.com - 6 views
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Nevertheless, in kindergarten, children are playing for fewer than 30 minutes a day
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Play advocates welcome the dollars but worry that politicians eager for tangible returns on taxpayers' investment in early education, and school officials eager for better test scores, will push for more direct instruction, an efficient way to get short-term gains in literacy and math.