January Community Book Club 

Who: Parents of Young Children
What: Community Book Club and Discussion
When: Friday, January 20, 2017 from 10 to 11 am
Where: Westtown Lower School 
 
All parents are invited to join us for a conversation led by Kristin Trueblood about the book "The Importance of Being Little" by Erika Christakis. It promises to be an engaging conversation on a powerful book.  

“What kids need from grown-ups (but aren’t getting)…an impassioned plea for educators and parents to put down the worksheets and flash cards, ditch the tired craft projects (yes, you, Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey) and exotic vocabulary lessons, and double-down on one, simple word: play.”
—NPR.org

“Christakis . . . expertly weaves academic research, personal experience and anecdotal evidence into her book . . .“The Importance of Being Little” makes a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis . . . her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal . . . engaging and important.”
—The Washington Post

Please register for this discussion and let us know if you would like to receive a copy of the book.

 

 

Community Book Club