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Gray defines “free play” as “activity that is freely chosen and directed by the participants and undertaken for its own sake, not consciously pursued to achieve ends that are distinct from the activity itself.”
Jonathan Haidt • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Selon Peter Gray, il s’agit d’une perte tragique pour nos enfants. Il se situe en cela dans une longue lignée de psychologues, philosophes, anthropologues et enseignants pour lesquels les enfants « par nature, jouent et explorent par eux-mêmes, indépendamment des adultes. Ils ont besoin de liberté pour se développer ; sans quoi ils souffrent. L’ins
... See moreKen Robinson • Changez l'école ! : La révolution qui va transformer l'éducation (French Edition)
including Free to Learn. Gray’s research points to the decline of play in our younger people, how over the past sixty years we’re playing less and spending more and more time in “training” — in highly structured environments of expectations and control. As we’ve gotten more and more serious about getting into good schools and getting good jobs and
... See moreTripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle
Maria Popova • Buckminster Fuller’s Manifesto for the Genius of Generalists
And that value kicks in early. Toddlers whose dads encouraged exploring (while setting limits) had better social and emotional skills twelve to eighteen months later.17