TBCS _ Early Academic Training Produces long Term Harm - Judy-Anne

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/freedom-learn/201505/early-academic-training-produces-long-term-harm

Studies have demonstrated an initial gain in academics with early direct instruction, however this tends to disappear by grade 4.
More concerning is the effect on emotional and social aspects though. With a long term study showing the 23 year olds who were in the direct instruction (rather than play based) group had more instances of friction with other people, were more likely to have shown evidence of emotional impairment, were less likely to be married and living with their spouse, and were far more likely to have committed a crime than were those in the other two groups.  In fact, by age 23, 39% of those in the Direct Instruction group had felony arrest records compared to an average of 13.5% in the other two groups; and 19% of the Direct Instruction group had been cited for assault with a dangerous weapon compared with 0% in the other two groups.[4]

He puts it much better than I do by stating that;
One possibility is that the initial school experience sets the stage for later behavior.  Those in classrooms where they learned to plan their own activities, to play with others, and to negotiate differences may have developed lifelong patterns of personal responsibility and pro-social behavior that served them well throughout their childhood and early adulthood.  

Reflection:
Rather scary to think of the long term effects. We are seeing lots of behaviours and attitudes in society that make it necessary for us to teach emotional and social skills at school though.
What would  this look like on a school leaver profile, key competencies, values??

Next steps:
Be very mindful and explicit of the questions/ comments I make
Encourage negotiation skills, personal responsibility, pro social behaviour

• Undertaking PLD and further professional reading.