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A Child`s Work The Importance of Fantasy Play

by Vivian Gussin Paley

In A Child's Work, innovative and widely respected educator Vivian Gussin Paley offers a manifesto against the decline of children's creative time, making the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children.

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The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children.

A Child's Work goes inside classrooms around the globe to explore the stunningly original language of children in their role-playing and storytelling. Drawing from their own words, Paley examines how this natural mode of learning allows children to construct meaning in their worlds, meaning that carries through into their adult lives. Proof that play is the work of children, this compelling and enchanting book will inspire and instruct teachers and parents as well as point to a fundamental misdirection in today's educational programs and strategies.

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The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children. A Child's Work goes inside classrooms around the globe to explore the stunningly original language of children in their role-playing and storytelling. Drawing from their own words, Paley examines how this natural mode of learning allows children to construct meaning in their worlds, meaning that carries through into their adult lives. Proof that play is the work of children, this compelling and enchanting book will inspire and instruct teachers and parents as well as point to a fundamental misdirection in today's educational programs and strategies.

Author Biography

Vivian Gussin Paley, a kindergarten and nursery school teacher for thirty-seven years, primarily at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, has received numerous awards and accolades, including a MacArthur Award and, most recently, the John Dewey Society's Outstanding Achievement Award. She is the author of eleven books, three of which are published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

1. Young Children 2. The Language of Play 3. Charlotte and Cinderella 4. The First Rungs of the Ladder 5. The Invention of Theater 6. Looking for Peter Rabbit 7. Frogs, Kittens, and Bad Guys 8. Before There Was School, There Were Stories 9. Big A and Little a 10. Anxious Families, Philosophical Children 11. The Art of Conversation 12. Who Owns the Subject? 13. Simon's Story 14. Proving What We Know 15. The Subject Was a Puzzle Piece 16. Tom and Jerry 17. Pretenses and Perceptions 18. What If? 19. Franklin in the Blocks 20. Musical Chairs 21. A Letter from England

Review

"This irresistible book is Vivian Gussin Paley at her very best.... Paley's defence of fantasy play is fuelled by urgency and a passionate interest in children and everything they do.... [A Child's Work also includes] story after powerful story from Paley's magnificent anthology of the imagination, all collected from 'natural born storytellers who create their own dramatic literature.' The case she makes is convincing because, in generous moves of self-analysis, she shows us her own learning, her own coming to understand." - Mary Jane Drummond, Times Education Supplement; "America's children have in Vivian Gussin Paley an extraordinarily knowing and thoughtful observer - indeed, a resourceful teacher who has so much to tell us about how our country's young people live, learn, grow, in mind, heart and spirit. Here is a book brimming with brave wisdom that will help us parents and teachers understand how our sons and daughters, our students come to terms with life through their minds' activity." - Robert Coles author of The Moral Intelligence of Children; "Paley does children a great service by reminding us of the enormous value of fantasy play." - San Francisco Ghronicle Book Review"

Details ISBN0226644898 Author Vivian Gussin Paley Language English ISBN-10 0226644898 ISBN-13 9780226644899 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 155.418 Year 2005 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle The Importance of Fantasy Play Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Birth 1929 Edition New edition Short Title CHILDS WORK REV/E Edition Description Revised Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780226644899 NZ Release Date 2005-05-27 US Release Date 2005-05-27 UK Release Date 2005-05-27 Pages 112 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2005-05-27 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2005-05-26

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780226644899
  • Book Title: A Child`s Work The Importance of Fantasy Play
  • ISBN: 9780226644899
  • Publication Year: 2005
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Subject Area: Developmental Psychology
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: A Child`S Work-The Importance of Fantasy Play
  • Item Height: 203mm
  • Author: Vivian Gussin Paley
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Item Width: 134mm
  • Item Weight: 186g
  • Number of Pages: 112 Pages

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