Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

>Play is what kids (who are fortunate) get to do to sort out the world.

And here I thought play was the best route that EVERYONE had at their
disposal as a means to understanding the world. For young children it is
the best tool at their command (although they also use "acting out"
"Behavioral problems" "role reversal" and all that other stuff) but I
think it is one of the better tools for adults as well. It's at the top of
MY list! Reason, exploration, discussion, education, are all great and
wonderful things, but PLAY is right up there too, and sometimes better than
those.

Nanci K. in Idaho

John O. Andersen

"Play is the highest level of child development. It is the spontaneous
expression of thought and feeling...It is the purest creation of the child's
mind as it is also a pattern and a copy of the natural life hidden in man
and in all things."--Friedrich Froebel

For more about the education reformer, Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852), go to:
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/0/0,5716,36140+1+35478,00.html?que
ry=froebel

John Andersen
Uncoventional Ideas: A Collection of Short Essays Which Question Mainstream
Thinking
http://www.unconventionalideas.com

Samantha Stopple

--- "John O. Andersen"
<editor@...> wrote:
> "Play is the highest level of child development. It
> is the spontaneous
>
This is just so true and by accident I watched
learning unfold yesterday with my 5yo dd. She and her
brother were trying to make swings with chairs and
fabric. Using two points(two chairs) wasn't working so
she realized that she needed something else, third
point, to give the swing/chair more support. It was
cool to watch. (Or maybe that's how I saw it and my
kids were thinking something else entirely:)

Peace,
Samantha

Never underestimate the power of play.

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