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- Title
Playing with the Standards: Meeting Rigorous Standards through Play-Based Learning.
- Authors
McKenzie, Ellen
- Abstract
The article discusses the global significance of play in childhood, emphasizing its universal nature despite cultural variations. It also explores the benefits of play for children's holistic development across emotional, social, cognitive, physical, creative, and linguistic domains, while highlighting the concerning trend of diminishing play opportunities in kindergarten programs, particularly in the United States, due to academic pressures and standardized curricula.
- Subjects
EXPERIENTIAL learning; PLAY-based learning; NO Child Left Behind Act of 2001
- Publication
Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2023, Vol 51, Issue 3, p25
- ISSN
1068-6177
- Publication type
Article