Comments on: One Teacher’s Story http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/ Helping families and teachers protect and promote imaginative play in our way-too-busy, consumer-driven, media-filled world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:16:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kmarsh http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/comment-page-1/#comment-187 kmarsh Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:35:58 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/#comment-187 I love this and it reminds me of a commercial that comes on one of the TV stations that advertises a kit that will teach your baby to read! My daughter says, "here's your favorite commercial!" sarcastically and waits for my rant. The fear mongering and basic lack of understanding of the importance of play makes me nuts. Count me in, folks: we all need to collectively push for the misunderstood times that make childhood, childhood. I love this and it reminds me of a commercial that comes on one of the TV stations that advertises a kit that will teach your baby to read! My daughter says, "here's your favorite commercial!" sarcastically and waits for my rant. The fear mongering and basic lack of understanding of the importance of play makes me nuts. Count me in, folks: we all need to collectively push for the misunderstood times that make childhood, childhood.

]]> By: Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:26:02 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/#comment-171 Yes, Mary! You hit the nail on the head. I am working on that exact question...helping parents and policy makers see that free play is essential, and not frivolous. A critical, yet monumental task!. The Alliance for Childhood report is a huge step in the right direction!Find it here...<br />http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/05/who-is-flunking-kindergarten-students.html Yes, Mary! You hit the nail on the head. I am working on that exact question…helping parents and policy makers see that free play is essential, and not frivolous. A critical, yet monumental task!. The Alliance for Childhood report is a huge step in the right direction!Find it here…
http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/05/who-is-flunking-kindergarten-students.html

]]> By: Mary Rothschild http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Mary Rothschild Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:56:50 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/2009/07/one-teachers-story-2/#comment-170 Jayna, Thanks so much for this important post. We need more teachers to give voice to what they are seeing day to day in the classroom, with the children. A burning question: How to convince policy makers and parents alike that giving children time for free play and interaction, especially in the early years, is the best way to insure they won't be "behind"?<br /><br />Keep talking...<br />Mary<br /><br />Mary L. Rothschild, Director<br />Healthy Media Choices<br />Host: The Healthy Media Choices Hour<br />Tuesdays 1pm ET<br />Streaming at www.wvew.org Jayna, Thanks so much for this important post. We need more teachers to give voice to what they are seeing day to day in the classroom, with the children. A burning question: How to convince policy makers and parents alike that giving children time for free play and interaction, especially in the early years, is the best way to insure they won't be "behind"?

Keep talking…
Mary

Mary L. Rothschild, Director
Healthy Media Choices
Host: The Healthy Media Choices Hour
Tuesdays 1pm ET
Streaming at http://www.wvew.org

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