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    Gen - Ranjeet Dilshan - 20201016 - 000356

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    1) The document discusses the importance of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in early childhood education classrooms. It argues that children learn best through play rather than formal classroom settings. 2) It states that classrooms try to integrate DAP into their curriculum but often fail due to a lack of willingness or ability to adapt. Activities intended to let children explore on their own are burdened with teacher expectations. 3) The document recommends that free play activities not have expectations attached, and that time for free play be increased dramatically. It also suggests frequently altering the number and types of activities each month to support growth rather than accommodation to static routines.

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    1) The document discusses the importance of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in early childhood education classrooms. It argues that children learn best through play rather than formal classroom settings. 2) It states that classrooms try to integrate DAP into their curriculum but often fail due to a lack of willingness or ability to adapt. Activities intended to let children explore on their own are burdened with teacher expectations. 3) The document recommends that free play activities not have expectations attached, and that time for free play be increased dramatically. It also suggests frequently altering the number and types of activities each month to support growth rather than accommodation to static routines.

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    1) The document discusses the importance of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in early childhood education classrooms. It argues that children learn best through play rather than formal classroom settings. 2) It states that classrooms try to integrate DAP into their curriculum but often fail due to a lack of willingness or ability to adapt. Activities intended to let children explore on their own are burdened with teacher expectations. 3) The document recommends that free play activities not have expectations attached, and that time for free play be increased dramatically. It also suggests frequently altering the number and types of activities each month to support growth rather than accommodation to static routines.

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    1) The document discusses the importance of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in early childhood education classrooms. It argues that children learn best through play rather than formal classroom settings. 2) It states that classrooms try to integrate DAP into their curriculum but often fail due to a lack of willingness or ability to adapt. Activities intended to let children explore on their own are burdened with teacher expectations. 3) The document recommends that free play activities not have expectations attached, and that time for free play be increased dramatically. It also suggests frequently altering the number and types of activities each month to support growth rather than accommodation to static routines.

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    I for one am someone who is a firm believer of the fact that kids learn the best when they

    are
    enjoying themselves and are not working under the impression that they are in a classroom
    setting and that they would be required to sit down and learn. Which makes me to believe that
    there are certain DAP activities that shall form a part of the curriculum for the early
    childhood learning. The day of the early learners should be modelled on the idea that there is
    enough time to play and have fun and while at it, the kids should take something of value
    with them when going back home. The children should be provided with a variety of art
    supplies to use in projects and be within the reach of the children to allow them the
    opportunity to retrieve and place the supplies back when done with the activity. Again, I
    believe that children should not restricted within the bounds of the expectations of the teacher
    but, open ended art projects should be encouraged highly with no goals set. Further to
    inculcate creativity I strongly believe different sets of blocks, dramatic play should be made
    use of on a frequent basis.

    Looking back at the classroom setting for the early childhood learning I think there is a scope
    for a lot of improvement with the inclusion of Development Appropriate Practise (DAP) into
    the mainstream discourse of learning and the typical classroom. Though the classrooms try to
    integrate the practises into their curriculum but mostly fail miserably due to the lack of will
    and ability to adapt to the changed requirements. Even the activities where it is expected to
    let the child explore and learn about the applications and uses of the objects on their own
    which should not be burdened with some form of expectations attached with the same, that is
    for reasons best known to the teachers never the case upon application.

    There is a lot that needs to be done with the classroom setting to actually live up to the
    expectations of DAP. With this very thought in mind the very first recommendation that
    comes to mind is the fact that free play activities should not be attached with expectations so
    as to the desired performance. Further, the time allotted to the free play activities needs a
    drastic overhaul. The number of and the kind of activities should be a dynamic facet and not a
    static one. There should be an alteration of activities preferably every month to ensure the
    child does not get accustomed to the same which shall hinder the growth goals. The
    conclusion was easy and straightforward to arrive at after having to endure the sorry state of
    affairs of a classroom setting and the dying idea of development.

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