Humans are naturally social beings. It is important to remember that person to person interactions are essential to individuals’ development as functional members of society. It is because of the moments that are shared with others, while growing up especially, that people come to cognitively appreciate the role of others in their lives. When investigating how people gain the skills that allow them to relate, connect and evaluate others, the developmental stages of children are the most important. One of the most common and interactive activities taking up by children is play. This simple but important task is a building block for societal systems and understanding social norms.

Shower (2008)

White (2008)

Kathryn Ross

Identity Access and Innovation

Cohen

10 October 2014

Education of the Handicapped Act

Selena Martinez

Esem

Paper #6

October 10, 2014

Food as Play, Play as Food

Margerie’s short posting explaining that her playtime was eating, struck me as very unusual simply because it was not a method of play that I was familiar with. She wrote, “The only time that I could play is during the interval between after school and when my mom pick me up. There are so many delicious food near campus, so I usually used this time to satisfy my stomach. Eating is my way to relax.” By comparing this posting with the article “Ravens at Play”, I was able to recognize different dimensions of play on an independent and interdependent scale.

All of the three articles we read recently focused on how play can enhance social skills and evoke imagination; how play should be free and unlimited. As I was reading the post of WhoAmI, Glass Doll And All¹, on serendip, the writer’s childhood experience of playing with white glass dolls reminds me of some different ways in which play can influence children. Beside all the benefits of play that mentioned in the articles, there could be some negative aspects of play and play is actually somehow limited in real life.

Romi Laskin
            Identity, Access and Innovation in Education
Professor Jody Cohen
October 10^th, 2014

 Identity Beyond Ability: An Examination of the Impact of PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the Lives of Students with Disabilities

The Rewards and Challenges of District-Regulated Diversity

Student Discipline Regulations: 603 CMR 53.00

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