Washington Post Highlights Play-based learning
This morning's Metro section's lead article discusses the "debate over the value of make-believe". They quote Judy Apostolico-Buck, my 27year old daughter's first grade teacher, and now coordinator of Arlington County Public School's early childhood education program. Sounds like Arlington is doing the right thing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/20/AR2...
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Comment by Colleen Thomas on December 18, 2009 at 9:25pm - our book is about imaginative play and shows how children use it to practice problem solving. you can read the whole book at www.nomonsterhere.com
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Comment by Colleen Thomas on December 18, 2009 at 9:22pm
- The value of imaginative play is tremendous. How can a child believe he or she can learn something or do something without the ability to imagine it's possible. Imagination is a skill. And it is one we continue to need and utilize as adults. Every time we imagine ourselves in a new job or living in a new place we draw on the imaginative skills developed in childhood. It's so important to allow preschoolers to imagine themselves in the future. When I was teaching math skills, one of the hardest hurdles was getting a child to imagine they could learn the concept. Without the ability to embrace the idea that change is possible, that one can learn something, a child just gives up. Imagination allows children and adults to think about how things could work out well and visualize ways to solve problems. We have to play as preschoolers and continue to play as adults.
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Comment by Rae Pica on November 23, 2009 at 10:22am - Sure does! Congrats to them!
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