Faculty Publications and Presentations
Publication Date
April 2006
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Abstract
In the past play has prepared children for life by teaching: fair play, cooperation, compromising skills, mediation skills, and responsibility. Character skills learned through play promote community and are universally accepted. The games of the past teach students today those exact same skills.
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Comments
Presented at the Association of Childhood Education International, San Diego, April 13-15, 2006