Peter Gray

Children come into the world exquisitely designed by natural selection to learn about the physical, social, and cultural world around them. In this talk---based on cross-cultural research, laboratory studies, and Peter Gray's own research at alternative educational settings in the United States---Gray will describe how children's instincts to explore, play, bond with others, and take charge of their own lives provide the natural foundation for education. He will also describe the conditions in which these educative instincts seem to operate best.