play - maths
Leslee recently shared the video below on her Number Agents facebook page. I'm really interested in how Leslee teaches and admire her willingness to share her thoughts and philosophy. Leslee is the principal of Kaurihohe School in Whangarei and teaches a junior class. Her school uses Mantle of the Expert school wide - two of her teachers also attended Mantle Summer School paper I did this year. I am interested in how she uses and values play in her junior classes. Leslee Allen's Number Agents blog notes from the TedX talk - The Decline of Play by Peter Gray Play is self controlled and self directed - that's what gives it it's educative power. Decline of play - 'schoolish' view of child development - that children learn best from adults. Spread of fear (by media, experts)- warning us of dangers if children not monitored. Worse world for children now - decline of play over last decades correlates with increase of depression, anxiety, suicide r...