2011 June » Diane E. Levin

Follow-up to Concerns about the NAEYC Draft Position Statement on Technology and Young Children

Jun 152011

The Draft Position Statement on Technology and Children has generated a lot of very important discussion about the role of technology in the lives of children, families and schools and how as early childhood professionals should responsibly deal with it. Thanks to all of you who participated. I apologize for the silence on the blog [Click for more...]

Defending the Early Years Project

The purpose of the DEY project is to rally educators to speak out on how current policies and reforms are affecting early childhood education. We'll be collecting evidence from across the country, surveying teachers, program directors, and child development experts, publishing our findings, and doing everything we can to make our collective voices heard. Please send me experiences you have had that you are willing to share. We will put them to good (anonymous) use.

DEY has an op-ed piece,“How ed policy is hurting early childhood education,” on Valerie Strauss’s Washington Post “Answer Sheet”.

Read Diane's related blogpost thanking California Governor Jerry Brown for his decision to reduce the number of standardized tests students take in school!

Also check out Diane's letter to the editor from The Boston Globe Sept. 28, 2011, in response to “Heartbreaking Point,” an article by Laurie Swope about her son’s troubles in the “new” No Child Left Behind kindergarten.