When I think of child development I think about the potential each child has to grow and develop to his/her full potential. In this video, Vivian Gussin Paley does a beautiful job explaining the importance of allowing children to develop through imaginative play. She also explains the enormous role each parent and educator has in helping our children to feel loved and valued. When a child is loved and supported, his/her future is full of endless opportunities!
Thank you for posting this. It was very informative and renewed in me my responsibility to ensure that my students along with students all over the country, and world for that matter, have the opportunity to participate in this most fundamental thing of all creatures---play!
ReplyDeleteMy professional note of thanks: I want to thank you for contributing to my learning during these past 8 weeks. I always looked forward to your post because I knew they would be rich in content, well developed and very well written, which helped me to write better believe it or not! Thank you again and I wish you nothing but success in your future career goals and life in general!
I just wanted to take this time to say thank you for always posting such helpful information. I learned a great deal from reading your personal posts as well as those from various resources. You seemed very passionate about the things you learned in the course and about educating children in general. I wish you best of luck as you continue your studies in early childhood education.
ReplyDeleteYou provided a great video!!! It was very interesting and educational. I have a book called "You Can't Say You Can't Play" by Vivian Gussin Paley. It is a wonderful book. She lets the world know that children should play and no child should be rejected from playing.
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank you for viewing and commenting on my blog. You provided some great information that was beneficial to me and I would love to continue to view and comment on your blog in the future. Wishing you the best in future courses!!!!
OH MY GOSH, I love this woman! I read a book she wrote called "You can't say you can't play!" A wonderful story within a story...have you heard of it or read it? I have read the magpie story with in the writings of the book to my children and to some of my older child care children. It filled my heart "til I thought it would burst! Thank you so much for all your hard work this semester, your blogs and discussions were wonderful to read, have a great Christmas! See you in January.
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