Being self-directed
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One of the things that I want for children more than anything else in the world is to be self-directed, self-evaluators. To be able to look at what they’ve done and to wonder about it. To be either dissatisfied or satisfied to try it again.
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We have made learning so boring
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We have made lessons so boring, so demeaning.
Young children are egocentric
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Young children, and it’s so obvious when you watch them, are egocentric. Their main concern is themselves. They don’t the ability to share.
Power with not over children
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Power over children means that you’ve got a set of rules and if they get broken then you do something to punish the child instead of assisting the child through this.
Eleven play conditions
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There are eleven conditions that I talk about that exist only in play.
Creating a safe place for risk
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There has to be is an element of risk.