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A child's work : the importance of fantasy play

Explores the question of why play is called the work of children, and considers the role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of youngsters, discussing their language, lore, and literary efforts.

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  • "Explores the question of why play is called the work of children, and considers the role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of youngsters, discussing their language, lore, and literary efforts."@en
  • "The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intell."

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  • "A child's work : the importance of fantasy play"
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  • "A child's work the importance of fantasy play"
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  • "El trabajo de los niños : la importancia del juego imaginativo"@es
  • "El trabajo de los niños : la importancia del juego imaginativo"
  • "El Trabajo de los niños : la importancia del juego imaginativo"
  • "A Child's Work The Importance of Fantasy Play"