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Tag Archives: play
Outdoor preschools catch on in U.S.
Some good news in American education! Washington recently became the first state to license outdoor preschools. These are preschools where kids play and learn in nature all day. The very fact that kids aren’t sitting a tables being drilled on reading … Continue reading
Posted in and my super opinion, education, parenting, science
Tagged children, education, forest, kindergarten, nature, outdoors, play, preschool
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Online preschool: another bad education idea that is so American
We want our kids to be competitive in America, and to do that we keep turning to technology. It was one of the biggest differences I noticed between American and German education systems. Despite persistent budget problems and the constant … Continue reading
Posted in Achtung Baby, and my super opinion, parenting
Tagged education, online preschool, play
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Play Everywhere
We stumbled upon some interesting places to play on our recent trip to Berlin and Copenhagen. Play everywhere is a good value — these two cities don’t just limit play to little parks. The German embassy in Copenhagen had these … Continue reading
Posted in Achtung Baby, Germany, parenting
Tagged Berlin, copenhagen, denmark, free kids, Germany, play, playground
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