# Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child with Alison Clark

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Podcast: [Early Excellence Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-excellence-podcast-4357044)
Published: 2026-08-28T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://anchor.fm/early-excellence
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## Resource

In a world that keeps speeding up, what does it mean to slow down — and why might that be exactly what young children need? Re-release: Originally aired on 5 May 2023 Alison Clark joins us to discuss her book Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child, making the case for slow pedagogies in early childhood education and exploring the pressures that work against them. Episode Links Watch the Slow Pedagogy: Making Time for Children's Learning and Development video clip Order a copy of Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child

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