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The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children.A Child's Work goes inside classrooms around the globe to explore the stunningly original language of children in their role-playing and storytelling. Drawing from their own words, Paley examines how this natural mode of learning allows children to construct meaning in their worlds, meaning that carries through into their adult lives. Proof that play is the work of children, this compelling and enchanting book will inspire and instruct teachers and parents as well as point to a fundamental misdirection in today's educational programs and strategies.
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Education, Family & Relationships, Nonfiction, Psychology, Play, Early childhood education, Kleinkind, Jeu, Kleuteronderwijs, Éducation préscolaire, Kinderspiel, Spel, Éducation précoce, Fantasiespiel, Apprentissage par le jeu, Développement de l'enfant, Éducation de la première enfance, Enfant d'âge préscolaire, Fantasie, Education de la premiere enfanceShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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A Child's Work
2009, University of Chicago Press
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A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play
May 27, 2005, University Of Chicago Press
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0226644898 9780226644899
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A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play
May 1, 2004, University Of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
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0226644871 9780226644875
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"The first time I heard that "play is the work of children" was in 1949 from Rena Wilson, director of the Newcomb Nursery School in New Orleans."
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