Crisis in the Kindergarten: A New Report on the Disappearance of Play

I found this report on a site called Alliance for Childhood It's about the Disappearance of Play in Kindergarten. In Kindergarten, for gosh sake!

Here's one thing they say:

"The importance of play to children’s healthy development and learning has been documented beyond question by research, some of which is summarized in this report. Yet play is rapidly disappearing from kindergarten and early education as a whole. We believe that the stifling of play has dire consequences—not only for children but for the future of our nation. This report is meant to bring broad public attention to the crisis in our kindergartens and to spur collective action to reverse the damage now being done."

Crisis in the kindergartens! We have to tell people that kids should be allowed to play in kindergarten?! What hath we wrought, I ask you. Wrought-wise, what hath we?

from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith