Okay never mind. I just showed you the Standards for All Early Education in the States by NAECY. In the back is all the resources used for the Standard. I even

Okay never mind. I just showed you the Standards for All Early Education in the States by NAECY. In the back is all the resources used for the Standard. I even listed out the standard. You want a control group of Children for coloring vs non-coloring? Well than go ahead and get that fundedm because no one is going to do that and get paid. This is research in Education which is not a hard science therefore it is Philosophy based and research based, BUT the research is on bigger issues than coloring vs non-coloring. This is how research is conducted for Recess: http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Organizing-a-school/Time-out-Is-recess-in-danger http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Organizing... The research your looking for will be in a higher level of education and developmental psychology. The most concrete thing you will see is pieces like this and you still won't like it. http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=130 http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_vie... You are asking a philosophy question on a specific issue. It is deemed inappropriate due to the need for creative and intellectually stimulating. Guess you could fund a study for that since so many Day Cares give worksheets and coloring pages to children contrary to Best Practice. Soft science is just that soft science.