Comments on: The disappearance of neighborhood games of “kick- the- can” and “kickball”. How de we help students continue to learn from play? http://www.experientialtools.com/2010/04/26/the-disappearance-of-neighborhood-games-of-kick-the-can-and-kickball-how-de-we-help-students-continue-to-learn-from-play/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: michael cardus http://www.experientialtools.com/2010/04/26/the-disappearance-of-neighborhood-games-of-kick-the-can-and-kickball-how-de-we-help-students-continue-to-learn-from-play/comment-page-1/#comment-234 michael cardus Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:40:35 +0000 http://www.experientialtools.com/2010/04/26/the-disappearance-of-neighborhood-games-of-kick-the-can-and-kickball-how-de-we-help-students-continue-to-learn-from-play/#comment-234 Jen.. This loss of free play is valid. Yet we have to remember that many of us are also the ones who created this loss of free play. Pressure for every child to go to college, pressure for "empowerment" and practical uses of time. Also sometimes as a facilitator I wonder how and what my implication in this problem is? Experiential orgs. changing names to be sensitive Mine field, bang bang, youre out to your special. The idea of free play and unstructured games will return... I agree working with students many teachers and my observations are that conflict resolution and choice are lacking. When working with and facilitating team membership programs with new hires from college much time is spent on them just taking action to choose a method for decision making. The "just tell us what to do" comment happens frequently. thank you for making me think. Jen..
This loss of free play is valid. Yet we have to remember that many of us are also the ones who created this loss of free play.
Pressure for every child to go to college, pressure for “empowerment” and practical uses of time.
Also sometimes as a facilitator I wonder how and what my implication in this problem is? Experiential orgs. changing names to be sensitive Mine field, bang bang, youre out to your special.
The idea of free play and unstructured games will return…
I agree working with students many teachers and my observations are that conflict resolution and choice are lacking.
When working with and facilitating team membership programs with new hires from college much time is spent on them just taking action to choose a method for decision making. The “just tell us what to do” comment happens frequently.

thank you for making me think.

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