Free to Learn
Author: Peter Gray Publisher: New York, NY: Basic Books. Publish Date: 2013 Status:⏳ Rating:
Nebulas
- Free to Learn Chapter 1. What Have We Done to Childhood?
- Free to Learn Chapter 6. THE HUMAN EDUCATIVE INSTINCTS 2
- Free to Learn Chapter 8. THE ROLE OF PLAY IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Free to Learn Chapter 10. TRUSTFUL PARENTING IN OUR MODERN WORLD 3
Notes
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- Rats previously exposed to repeated uncontrollable stressors were shown to be unable to learn how to avoid shocks
- As of 2010, 85 percent of students have depression and anxiety scores higher than the average in the 50s
- As of 2010, suicide rates have quadrupled for students under 15 and and doubled for those between 15 and 24
- Scores for MMPI and MMPI-A tests rose significantly between 1938 and 1989
- Internal-External Locus of Control Scale
- A 2002 study showed an 80 percent increase in external locus of control since the 1960s
- Free play can elevate mental health in students by giving them a sense of control and choice
- School fosters mental illness by stripping students of control and Independence
- Studies have shown children to be the least happy while in school and the most happy when out of school and with friends