Why is play important in the lives of children? What crucial aspects of learning are being neglected in the current hear-elimination of recess time in public schools? Playing for Keeps, co-authored by the well-known writer and educational leader Deborah Meier, and two colleagues with equally long experience in schools, explores these questions. Based on close observations on a public school playground, the book shows children at play in a relatively natural, unstructured environment. The reader is virtually there, seeing, listening in, able to appreciate the children's curiosity, humour,...
Why is play important in the lives of children? What crucial aspects of learning are being neglected in the current hear-elimination of recess time in...