From the archives 2023 part 1

For those who requested, this page lists some articles and posts from the archives, for historical interest. If you are new to Taking Children Seriously you might like to start here instead, with the first page of the Taking Children Seriously FAQ:

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Isn’t school necessary for children to learn?
Brad Matthews
Taking ourselves seriously
Cody Baldwin
The boy who would not be tamed
Peter Strömberg
“How do you tell pre-verbal children about dangers given that they do not understand explanations?”
Sarah Fitz-Claridge
Welcome to Taking Children Seriously
Peter Strömberg
The inefficiency of subjecting unwilling children to unwanted mathematics lessons
Mathophile
“What do you mean by ‘problem’?”
Sarah Fitz-Claridge
In defence of screens and video games
Nicolás Samprón
What Taking Children Seriously means to me—the freedom to make mistakes
Peter Corteen
I know what’s good for you
Roshan Ali
Dynamic tradition and children
Ari Nielsen

See also:

‘From the archives 2023 part 1’, https://takingchildrenseriously.com/from-the-archives-2023-part-1/