Full Description
Because unsupervised free play is nature's way of teaching us the skills we need as adults - the skills of cooperation, making and enforcing rules, compromise, negotiating conflicts, accepting defeat, children have been dependent on others to regulate them. More and more they have become "other directed." It is no surprise then that during the days of self-quarantine, when schools, playgrounds and other recreational activities were shut down, children were subject to the emotional stresses of having to find their own way. Their self-direction having had little chance of development failed them when they needed it most. This is a book for teachers and parents as well who seek to develop such self-directed, "can-do" children.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section I: Building Blocks of the Can-Do Child
Chapter 1: Developing Personal Power Roots of the Power-Control Theory
Chapter 2: Building Blocks of Empowerment: Respect for Children and Their Choices
Chapter 3: Building Blocks of Empowerment: Active Learning Experiences that Genuinely Challenge Thinking
Chapter 4: Building Blocks of Empowerment: Creative, Unsupervised Play In Support of Play The Play's the Thing Conclusion
Section II: Applications of the theories to Practice
Chapter 5: Introduction to the Activities
Chapter 6: Debriefing: Using Interactions that Promote Reflection
Chapter 7: Serious Players: The Arts
Chapter 8: Serious Players: Language Arts
Chapter 9: Serious Players: Social Studies
Chapter 10: Serious Players: Science
Chapter 11: Serious Players: Math
Chapter 12: Serious Players: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
Section III : Epilogue
Chapter 13 : What's Important?
