English term
earlier and earlier
Does it mean “at a younger age” or “earlier in the morning and therefore a longer school day"? The authors are American.
Thank you very much for your help!
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It's really not an exaggeration to say that free play is becoming an endangered activity for many of today's children. At home, play time is crowded out by structured activities, lessons, and practices. *** At school, academics start earlier and earlier, *** with more teaching (requiring more sitting) focused on increasing the child's ability to demonstrate mastery and perform well on standardized tests, leaving less and less time for children to build towers, play tag, and engage in pretend play.
| 5 +11 | at an even younger/earlier age |
Anne Maclennan
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| 4 +3 | younger and younger (entry age) |
Oliver Simões
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Non-PRO (2): Tony M, Lingua 5B
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Responses
Fr,De to En,LlB, BSc(Geosciences)
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English
at an even younger/earlier age
| Thank you, Anne, for your help! |
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
younger and younger (entry age)
| Thank you for your help! |
| agree |
Morad Seif
49 mins
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: Another option.
6 hrs
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| neutral |
Terry Richards
: It's not really the school entry age but the age when school shifts from more play-like to more academic activities.
14 hrs
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| agree |
acetran
15 days
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