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In our current quest for excellence, we often miss the essential nature of it. It is trendy to use such terms as “back-to-basics,” “gifted education,” and “excellence” to describe a new teaching strategy or innovative educational program. It is also true that many of these programs designed for children are really intended to benefit others.
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Harry Morgan is Chairman of Early Childhood Education at West Georgia College in Carrollton. He is author ofThe Learning Community (Charles Merrill).
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Morgan, H. Infusing humanistic activities into cognitively oriented curriculum. Early Childhood Educ J 13, 12–15 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01619982
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