Thursday, June 12, 2008
Playing WITH Children
In 1972, in a revised version of the Teacher's Guide to Interplay, my very own and only curriculum in children's games, Dr. Vytas Cernius and I wrote an article describing what can happen when an adult joins in children's play.
I republished it here, because we were saying important things, then, revelations, even, like this:
from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith
I republished it here, because we were saying important things, then, revelations, even, like this:
"It is an amazing discovery, one that has to be continually rediscovered, that the attitude of openness and acceptance, the genuine desire of the adult to be present as an equal player within a group of players, are powerful forces which inevitably result in a positive social movement by all participants."
from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith
Links to this post:
