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Seatwork

Spanish translation: ejercicios de escritorio


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English term or phrase:seatwork (Educ.)
Spanish translation:ejercicios de escritorio
Entered by: María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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01:00 Oct 4, 2002
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Education / Pedagogy / Education
English term or phrase: Seatwork
Most 6-year-olds and many 7- and 8-year olds may be more mature mentally than physically. Therefore, hands-on activity and experimentation is more appropriate for this age group than fatiguing mechanical **seatwork.**

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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 00:40
Ejercicios abstractos en papel que se completan sentados en el escritorio.
Explanation:
The children work more, learn less, and the teacher works less. Seatwork fills up time, but as we say, dittos don't make dendrites.
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Refugio
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Thanks a lot, Refugio!
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5 +1Ejercicios abstractos en papel que se completan sentados en el escritorio.Refugio


  

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Ejercicios abstractos en papel que se completan sentados en el escritorio.


Explanation:
The children work more, learn less, and the teacher works less. Seatwork fills up time, but as we say, dittos don't make dendrites.

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