links for 2008-02-22

• NPR: Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
  Do toys hinder imagination?
  (tags: play children)

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Comments

1. 

   Meredith from Merchant Ships says:

   What a striking conclusion.

   Even though I think unstructured play is better, I’m still stunned by the research.

   On February 22, 2008 at 10:04 am

2. 

   Jordana says:

   It’s so interesting to see something I’ve always sort of felt (without any specific evidence) to be true, to be backed up by someone else’s study and conclusions. I knew there was a reason that Waldorf-y ideas about toys and play made so much sense to me.

   Being out of the country at the moment, I would have totally missed this, so I am really glad you posted the link. Thank you!

   On February 23, 2008 at 2:49 pm