Forget data for a few minutes.
Forget lockstep learning.
Watch a Powerpoint about nurturing creativity and imagination among children.
It is especially valuable for parents.
It was created by Sheila Schlesinger, an experienced educator and a regular reader of the blog.
Sheila has been teaching pre-K in Brooklyn for 15 years.
We are very lucky to have teachers like Sheila.
Enjoy!
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Diane, this link won’t open…
Lovely. What a nice way to start the day. I will share it with my daughter, who is a preschool educator, when she gets home from work.
I sure love these positive posts. Thank you, Diane and thank you, Sheila.
Loved the PP, but she has a few typos in the end about going to museums. Sorry, the teacher in me cringes.
avan, thank you for noticing the typo. I fixed it.
Sheila, the very first page on the website (not on the slide) has another typo. The word “Different” is missing an “r.”
LG, yes. I know. I wanted to see who noticed that different was spelled differently. Think Different
Aha. Maybe put it in quotes so it appears that it wasn’t a misspelling?
Sheila,
Do you have another link? The one above brings me to a google account where you have to ask for permission and wait for an email.
Is there another way to access the pp.
LInda, that’s not supposed to happen
if you have the link it should open
https://sites.google.com/site/thinkdiffeent/
you need to scroll all the way down. Permission is for editing purposes not viewing.
I got it. Thanks.