tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post3431730816546065424..comments2024-03-08T03:12:34.197-05:00Comments on Pondering Preschool: Tuesday SOL: Why do we miss the essentialness of play?Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-52466676319912682052017-05-09T20:26:16.941-04:002017-05-09T20:26:16.941-04:00Play is essential to the well rounded socializatio...Play is essential to the well rounded socialization of children, so the points you make in this post have great relevance. It is a thoughtful and thought provoking piece. Curiosity and wonder reside in places where children are encouraged to explore and be creative. Play on!Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-52694498830022892892017-05-09T17:45:26.127-04:002017-05-09T17:45:26.127-04:00As a K teacher I whole-heartedly agree YES to all ...As a K teacher I whole-heartedly agree YES to all five. Wonderful observations. Have you read The Teacher You Want to Be: Essays about children, learning, and teaching (Glover/Keene)? If not, put it on your summer reading list. It's short essays about beliefs about education written by wonderful Heinemann authors and educators. Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/blog/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-11603911101949341132017-05-09T17:44:25.789-04:002017-05-09T17:44:25.789-04:00I nodded along as I read your piece. I, too, worry...I nodded along as I read your piece. I, too, worry about the burdens we place on our children at such a young age. Faster seems to equal better to many. Thank goodness there are teachers like you who spread the word and advocate practices that benefit all of our children.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-84586811521925667612017-05-09T16:43:14.444-04:002017-05-09T16:43:14.444-04:00I love the points that you make! Society is pushi...I love the points that you make! Society is pushing our children to grow up sooner and faster. What will happen to all the children who have skipped important pieces of their childhood? What kind of adults will they be? I guess time will tell.... ~JudyKJudyK /J Kovalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873384192656857161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-51991486844950504862017-05-09T16:22:24.188-04:002017-05-09T16:22:24.188-04:00My colleagues who taught the youngest were sometim...My colleagues who taught the youngest were sometimes asked to give homework to the students so they could move faster. Luckily the teachers were grounded in what you are writing about, that play is the students' "homework". They too are concerned & feel that the kids are not playing enough before entering kindergarten. I hear you and bless you for your wonderful classroom, Maureen, and love when my grand-girls come home from "exploring"! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-16872720179037522082017-05-09T16:08:56.697-04:002017-05-09T16:08:56.697-04:00I feel as if I am up against a wall sometimes, wit...I feel as if I am up against a wall sometimes, with novice teachers expected to prepare "academic" lessons for job interviews, families expecting clear academic information...on and on. I know you are right, but many do not.<br />Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403335925917427902.post-3017439582662763992017-05-09T16:05:35.318-04:002017-05-09T16:05:35.318-04:00Play is not cute, quaint, or old-fashioned. Anyone...Play is not cute, quaint, or old-fashioned. Anyone who thinks that desperately needs to read more about the importance of play AND to see kids engaged in play, which is the work of childhood.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.com