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Free to Learn - Peter Gray (Chapter 7: The Playful state of Mind (What is…
Free to Learn - Peter Gray
Arrival at school
Coercive
Learning is work
avoid it
Chapter 6: The Human Educative Instincts
Karl Groos
The Play of Animals
&
The Play of Man
Exploratory Play
Language Play
Physical Play
Constructive Play
Fantasy Play
Social Play
Chapter 7: The Playful state of Mind
Pressure to be creative interferes with creatvitiy
High incentives foul up rather than imporve the process
Pressure to perform well interferes with new learning
Evaluation exacerbates inequality
When observed:
Those who are not so skilled become worse
Those that are skilled get better
Inducing a playful mood improves creativity and insightful problem solving
A playful state of mind enables young children to solve logic problems
What is play?
Motivation, not behaviour.
Five characterisitics
Self chosen and self directed
means is valued more than ends
structure and rules from the mind, not physical necessity
mentally removed from "real/serious" life
Active/alert but non-stressed frame of mind