Re: You Can't Say You Can't Play

[Johanna Halbeisen <johanna@MASSED.NET>]

Vivian Paley's book White Teacher was a real eye-opener for me, too.

>Several weeks ago someone recommended this title and a follow up book, The
>Kindness of Children as good summer faculty reading.  The title intrigued me
>so I ordered them from my bookstore.  I loved them.  Very simply, they
>suggest that as educators we are responsible to assure that children have an
>environment for play where no one is allowed to be excluded -- it is
>different from home, a different set of rules.
>
>Well, just to let the person know who recommended it, (and to see if more
>ripples happen), I bought three more copies and passed them around.  We will
>have an in-service in September to decide if we want to implement some of
>these ideas.  My principal told his daughter about it -- she asked for a
>copy to take to her teacher.
>
>And so the ripples go....
>
>
>Betty Ann Picone
>Librarian/Media Specialist
>Fredon Elementary School
>459 Rt. 94
>Newton, NJ 07860
>www.fredon.org
>
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Johanna Halbeisen, Teacher Librarian
Woodland Elementary School (preK-4)
80 Powder Mill Rd.
Southwick, MA 01077
johanna@massed.net

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