"Free to Learn" by Peter Gray

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue

Published March 29, 2013 at 11:12 AM EDT

In his new book, Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that our children, if free to pursue their own interests through play, will not only learn all they need to know, but will do so with energy and passion.

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