2. RMIT Classification: Trusted
Richard
Gerver
• “As we enter one of the most unsettled and
uncontrollable periods in our global history,
we need to be capable of thinking
differently, of taking risks, of creating new
ideas and practice…In a world where the
jobs for our children are yet to be invented,
we need to harness and nurture a new set
of skills.”
3. RMIT Classification: Trusted
Theory of mind- tabula rasa-
parental advice- introspection
Emile- naturalism- delay formal
education- natural consequences-
child-centred
Locke 1632-
1704
Rousseau
1712-1778
4. RMIT Classification: Trusted
Frederick Froebel 1782-
1852
• Children’s- garden- didactic materials
• “Play is the highest achievement of child development... it is the spontaneous
expression, according to the necessity of its own nature, of the child’s inner being. Play
exemplified development from within the child, but could be nurtured by adult guidance
and the provision of appropriate materials”. (Smith, 2010)
18. RMIT Classification: Trusted
Today using play to
promote young children’s
learning is an evidence-
based practice emanating
from a mature professional
field.
The data has consistently
shown over the last 40
years of research, when
children are playing, they
are learning.
