“Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.”
----Diane Ackerman
“The true object of all human life is play.”
----G. K. Chesterton
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
"My Connections to Play"
As a child I often wanted to go outside and play
with my friends and my sisters. My mother was very adamant about us running
around and be children. At times we did
not want to go out and play but she pushed us to be active. As I have gotten
older I realized that play is not what it was when I was growing up and that
saddens to me some degree. In this field we see things that blow us away and
watching what today child’s consider “play” is totally different. When I was
younger we were content with going outside and running around, playing hide and
go seek, and jump rope, and today that is a whole new ball game. I have seen
that children today do not like to be active and in part I blame all the
advances in technology. I hope that one day we are able to get back to the
basics and keep the spirit of play alive and well in the many years to come.
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Hi Sha'Keema,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! As children, we played outside and used our imaginations. We loved simple games. Technology is amazing! However, there needs to be a balance. Children need to be physically active; as well as, mentally. I enjoyed your quote.
Thanks for sharing! Cindy
Hi,
ReplyDeleteLove your blog page and your quotes! With so much focus on school readiness, I also hope that the spirit and importance of play do not get lost in the shuffle and politics of it.