As an early educator, I think of ways to empower my students to make daily choices. I know both the anecdotal evidence: children are engaged far longer than I often believe them capable of when they CHOOSE their "choice time" or center time activity. We also know that it's important for preschoolers to engage in choice so they develop a sense of their own initiative according to Erikson's levels of development (preschoolers = initiative vs. guilt).
This article points to the power of choice at other levels of education: can/should/how can middle schoolers pick their own books to read? Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?emc=eta1
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