For Your Binder
Creative metaphors of life experiences seen in play therapy
Metaphors allow the child to protect the self and project the experience onto another object which is much less threatening. #play #playtherapy #fairytales
Technology Redefined, or maybe just clarified
I believe that by clarifying definitions we can show that children can be provided “opportunities to interact with technology” without having to plug anything in. #play #DAP #teaching #learning #technology #screens
On the Importance of Fairy Tales: Should we continue to read these frightening stories to our children?
This remains my go-to rationale as to why my forever answer to this ongoing question will be a resounding and unyielding, YES. #fairytales #stories #reading #books
Visualizing Spaces of Childhood
This article explores the connection between our image of the child and our understanding of children’s spaces. #playgrounds #play #panopticon
Curiosity, Pleasure and Play: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective
Predictable, consistent, nurturing experiences are required to express the underlying potential of each child. #learning #teaching #DAP #relationships #care
Benefits of Mixed-Age Groups in Early Child Education
Life isn't always separated by age! There is magic in the mix! #mixedages #DAP #learning #teaching
The perils of "Growth Mindset" education: Why we're trying to fix our kids when we should be fixing the system
How a promising but oversimplified idea caught fire, then got coopted by conservative ideology. #teaching
How Kids Learn Resilience
This article is adapted from Paul Tough's 2016 book, Helping Children Succeed: What works and why #teaching #learning #DAP #resilience #play
An assignment to rethink the idea of homework
If you're doing homework you aren't riding your bike, not reading for pleasure - and those things are just as important! #homework #teaching #learning #play
What is Play? In Search of a Universal Definition
The ambiguous, variable, and paradoxical nature of the play concept is so widely accepted, that most play theorists consider the search for a universal definition to be pure folly. #play #theorists
Note: while no date is provided in the article, I originally read it in 2015 if that provides any context.
Mixed Age Grouping - Why we love it!
When I first read this article in the margins I simply wrote, "This is beautiful." #DAP #play #teaching #learning #mixedages
I have come to the frightening conclusion....
One of the best quotes ever for people working with young children. Take it to heart. Read it. Post it. Live it. #theorists #musings