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Thebuzzwordineducationtodayisaccountability.Butthefederalmandateof"nochildleftbehind"hascometomeancurriculumsdrivenbypreparationforstandardizedtestsandquantifiablelearningresults.Evenforveryyoungchildren,unstructuredcreativetimeintheclassroomiswaningasteachersandadministratorsareundergrowingpressurestomeasureschoolreadinessthroughrotelearningandincreasedhomework.Inhernewbook,VivianGussinPaleydecriesthisrapiddisappearanceofcreativetimeandmakesthecaseforthecriticalroleoffantasyplayinthepsychological,intellectual,andsocialdevelopmentofyoungchildren.AChild'sWorkgoesinsideclassroomsaroundtheglobetoexplorethestunninglyoriginallanguageofchildrenintheirrole-playingandstorytelling.Drawingfromtheirownwords,Paleyexamineshowthisnaturalmodeoflearningallowschildrentoconstructmeaningintheirworlds,meaningthatcarriesthroughintotheiradultlives.Proofthatplayistheworkofchildren,thiscompellingandenchantingbookwillinspireandinstructteachersandparentsaswellaspointtoafundamentalmisdirectionintoday'seducationalprogramsandstrategies.,Thebuzzwordineducationtodayisaccountability.Butthefederalmandateof"nochildleftbehind"hascometomeancurriculumsdrivenbypreparationforstandardizedtestsandquantifiablelearningresults.Evenforveryyoungchildren,unstructuredcreativetimeintheclassroomiswaningasteachersandadministratorsareundergrowingpressurestomeasureschoolreadinessthroughrotelearningandincreasedhomework.Inhernewbook,VivianGussinPaleydecriesthisrapiddisappearanceofcreativetimeandmakesthecaseforthecriticalroleoffantasyplayinthepsychological,intellectual,andsocialdevelopmentofyoungchildren.
AChild'sWorkgoesinsideclassroomsaroundtheglobetoexplorethestunninglyoriginallanguageofchildrenintheirrole-playingandstorytelling.Drawingfromtheirownwords,Paleyexamineshowthisnaturalmodeoflearningallowschildrentoconstructmeaningintheirworlds,meaningthatcarriesthroughintotheiradultlives.Proofthatplayistheworkofchildren,thiscompellingandenchantingbookwillinspireandinstructteachersandparentsaswellaspointtoafundamentalmisdirectionintoday'seducationalprogramsandstrategies.