Camryn Hollins, 4, left, reacts to Daniel Xu, 4, during a "Twiggle the Turtle" conflict resolution lesson at Bennett Family Child Care Center in University Park, Pa., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Fitting in very nicely with my last post about "Co-Acting" the Omaha-World Hearld published an article on Saturday, November 15, 2008 about a study at Penn State regarding "teaching" socialization skills to preschoolers. The conclusion was what we professionals already knew: teaching academics without teaching kids to interact approriately with peers and adults will not make the child a successful student or a life-long learner! "Both skills are intertwined, said Penn State University psychology professor Karen Bierman, who led the new study."If preschools focus just on the facts - let's just get the letter knowledge in, let's just get the number knowledge in - they're really missing the engine that's going to drive the desire and motivation for learning," she said."
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