The Work of Play

In this video the teachers describes the struggle of maintaining a balance of work and play. She started off by stating how depriving children of play can stunt their growth. Being a future PE teacher this is a fact that I will take pride in. The fact that there is so much room for play and providing a somewhat mental break from the hours of book work and notes throughout the school day.

Another issue raised is that of sharing but not calling it sharing. I like the way that the teacher in the video phrased it by instead of telling the students they need to share that instead it was an issue of kindness and respect. I feel like that approach works better because children need to know what respect is and how it is displayed as well as kindness, and sharing falls under the umbrella of those qualities.

A third idea I pulled from the video is that of being able to choose what they are interested in that day. So instead of being tied down to one activity or idea allow the students to choose what they are interested in that day to make it better and more productive for them. This could be implemented in such a way as offering the game that is currently in cycle or the ability to go to the weight room for that day, or allow for a fun Friday type of model where on Fridays or a certain day of the week there can be multiple activites going on at once with a choice of which to participate in.