Wednesday, May 17, 2006
"Play contains all developmental levels in a condensed form"
Roger Greenaway writes:
Every so often I come across something that I just have to send to you:
"Vygotsky believed that play contained all developmental levels in a condensed form."
which reminds me of your comment (in "The Junkyard Golf Course and Community Building Event") that ... Whatever makes it feel more "real," makes it feel more fun.
play - fun - reality - development - what a conconction! Maybe seriousness creates separation and fun and play brings it all back together again. What is more real? separateness or togetherness? What is more fun? separateness or togetherness? What is more developmental? separateness or togetherness? Where is more energy?
This was the source:
Psychology of play
Lesser known, but a direct correlate to the ZPD and of utmost importance to Vygotsky, was his concept of play. Play was a moment where social rules were put into practice - a horse would behave as horse even though it was a stick. These types of rules always guided a child's play. Vygotsky even once described two sisters at dinner "playing" at being sisters at dinner. Vygotsky believed that play contained all developmental levels in a condensed form. Therefore, to Vygotsky, play was akin to imagination where a child extends her/himself to the next level of her/his normal behavior, thereby creating a zone of proximal development for her/himself. In essence, Vygotsky believed "play is the source of development." Psychology of play was later developed by Vygotsky's student Daniil El'konin.
lifelong learning <=> perennial playing
Every so often I come across something that I just have to send to you:
"Vygotsky believed that play contained all developmental levels in a condensed form."
which reminds me of your comment (in "The Junkyard Golf Course and Community Building Event") that ... Whatever makes it feel more "real," makes it feel more fun.
play - fun - reality - development - what a conconction! Maybe seriousness creates separation and fun and play brings it all back together again. What is more real? separateness or togetherness? What is more fun? separateness or togetherness? What is more developmental? separateness or togetherness? Where is more energy?
This was the source:
Psychology of play
Lesser known, but a direct correlate to the ZPD and of utmost importance to Vygotsky, was his concept of play. Play was a moment where social rules were put into practice - a horse would behave as horse even though it was a stick. These types of rules always guided a child's play. Vygotsky even once described two sisters at dinner "playing" at being sisters at dinner. Vygotsky believed that play contained all developmental levels in a condensed form. Therefore, to Vygotsky, play was akin to imagination where a child extends her/himself to the next level of her/his normal behavior, thereby creating a zone of proximal development for her/himself. In essence, Vygotsky believed "play is the source of development." Psychology of play was later developed by Vygotsky's student Daniil El'konin.
lifelong learning <=> perennial playing
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