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The sweet, delicious candy that is Small magazine posted a comment about play recently on their blog, Smaller, that left me pondering the state of our societal relationship to child's play these days. I suppose that the writers are simply lamenting the idea that adults might co-opt the right of a child to play for their own purposes. They refer to "therapy, treatment" and "curriculum-based activity". And while I would agree that children need safe streets in which to play freely and in whatever way they choose, I wouldn't argue that play doesn't belong in any and all places where children might show up. Adults, too, probably. Play is good. And it's how we learn. So let's be sure and celebrate it wherever we find it. And make sure, if we're going to argue, that we only argue for MORE.

In school...

Or out...

Together...

or alone.

But together is better. Usually.

Comments

[allie]

Beautifully said - I could not agree more.