My Connections to Play
Quotes that represented my childhood
When I was a
child outside was my life! I would rush home, do my homework and chores and get
out of the house as fast as I could. Why? Because I had a clock to beat..it was
called the "street lights" clock. Every house, every Mom had that
rule, "you better be home before the street lights come on!" Riding
my bike with friends, swimming, playing on the playground, climbing trees, skating,
playing dodge ball, volleyball and having China berry fights were all part of
the wonderful childhood I had growing up. Sure, we had video games (Atari
and whatever else was out back then) but we preferred to be outside and that
was fine by me. All the
neighborhood kids would join in the fun and I loved to swim!!
All the
neighborhood kids would join in the fun and I loved to swim!!
Play is quite different than
when I was a kid. Nowadays, kids stay indoors inundated with technology and the
most exercised body part (s) are their thumbs and fingers. Even in the
schools, we had recess where, after lunch, we would go outside for what seemed
to be at least 30 minutes and were allowed unstructured but supervised play.
Today, kids must "earn" recess and it is used as a punishment
tool. Also, many don't get it a all because everything is so academically
structured. The reality is that All children Need play in order to learn. The sooner we learn that the better our children will be.
