Chris Mercogliano, writing in “Paths of Learning” (Issue #17, p. 12, 2004), states that there is considerable evidence for “a classical link between education and play.” He points out that the ancient Greek words for education/culture (paideia), play (paidia), and children (paides) all have the same root. Chris asks us to consider the following remarkable
Those who were around on the “old blog” (before this new site was built) may be wondering why we can’t have a comments field where we can “talk” in the comments field like we used to. It’s just a glitch in the new form of the PLC and I hope to have it fixed in
For the last ten years of my career, in spring, thinking about the longevity of my career, I mentally shut down in March or April. It’s about that time when everybody stops caring, so why should I care? If I am around a bunch of other people who stop caring and are merely crawling to
Here are the exact words that Mr. Rogers said to the Senate Subcommittee on Communication before being awarded the government grant that launched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” on May 1, 1969: “This is what I give: I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I
