A Child's Work
Subtitle: The Importance of Fantasy Play
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: May 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9780226644875
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Parenting - General; Family & Relationships; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Family/Marriage; Play; Child Development; Developmental - Child; Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Development; Early childhood education
First sentence: 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.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.