The document discusses different perspectives on the purpose of schooling and play. It provides quotes from various sources about allowing children freedom to learn through play, the benefits of outdoor and natural play spaces, and alternatives to traditional school models such as democratic schools and experiential education programs that emphasize learning through experience.
ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
Education discussion
1. Discussion Points - What is the purpose of school? Goal? - How would you define the result of successful schooling? - Does technology change the purpose for school? - Do children have an innate desire to learn? - Are children capable of self-governance?
3. Children made this den using hammers and other tools. "There is... a thoroughly robust attitude to the risk taking activities of all the children... The children play together all over the site." Sandra Melville
4. " Children often play alone... Sometimes in hideaway places where nobody can see you. Other times children need open spaces where everyone can be seen." Helle Nebelong
5. "One half of the garden is full of shadows and has a jungle-type character. The other is a garden full of light and flowers. "There is a heart-shaped path and small nooks with love-seats. Here you can meet your loved-one and be romantic." Helle Nebelong
6. "Play is equal to formal education in terms of its fundamental role in enabling children and young people to engage positively with the complexities of the world around them." PLAYLINK Play Policy
7. " All loose, available equipment or tools are used to make new frames and spaces for role play." Frode Svane
9. "It is important that children be allowed to find out the nature of things by themselves. Everything should not be explained, demystified, beforehand." Helle Nebelong
10. "Children need and want to take risks when they play. Play provision aims... [to offer] children stimulating, challenging environments for exploring and developing their abilities... to manage the level of risk so that children are not exposed to unacceptable risks of death or serious injury." Play Safety Forum
11. School playgrounds do not have to be concrete deserts. It is important for children to be able to play in natural environments whilst at school.
12. "[U]se of natural materials where you can still see the shape and pattern of the tree, naturally placed boulders... use of sand, grit, gravel, and the creation of natural habitats for wildlife. These all inform and enrich our experience as well as providing stimulating play environments." Judi Legg, Play in the Park
13. "Children are not stupid nor do they knowingly endanger themselves under normal circumstances. By developing a real interaction with fire, in conjunction with safety practices, children can learn about the uses and dangers of fire first hand." Bob Hughes, Play Environments: A Question of Quality
14. Piles of sand dumped in parks for street kids were the forerunner of today’s playgrounds. Who says sand has to be in a sand box? Use stumps or boulders to create the outlines of a space for sand, or simply make a pile and replenish it as necessary.
15. Use reclaimed logpoles to make a teepee that can be covered with annual vines in summer and burlap in winter, weave willow wands into a hut, or plant a weeping mulberry to form a natural green cave.
16. Use reclaimed logpoles to make a teepee that can be covered with annual vines in summer and burlap in winter, weave willow wands into a hut, or plant a weeping mulberry to form a natural green cave. Returning to my own childhood, what I played with most (next to the hill) was a pile of bricks left over from the construction of my family's home. Bring loose parts into your natural playscape for endless hours of building.
18. Returning to my own childhood, what I played with most (next to the hill) was a pile of bricks left over from the construction of my family's home. Bring loose parts into your natural playscape for endless hours of building.