Free to learn : why unleashing the instinct to play will make our children happier, more self-reliant, and better students for life
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- ISBN: 9780465025992 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0465025994 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780465037919 (ebk.)
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Physical Description:
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xii, 274 pages ; 25 cm - Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2013]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What have we done to childhood? -- The play-filled lives of hunter-gatherer children -- Why schools are what they are: a brief history of education -- Seven sins of our system of forced education -- Lessons from Sudbury Valley: Mother Nature can prevail in modern times -- The human educative instincts -- The playful state of mind -- The role of play in social and emotional development -- Free age mixing: a key ingredient for children's capacity for self-education -- Trustful parenting in our modern world. |
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Subject: | Play Psychological aspects Developmental psychology |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 717 .G73 2013 | 30775305475130 | General Collection | Available | - |