Letters about the roles of play in human evolution, child development, culture, and daily living
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#119. What School Lessons Might Be Useful as Training for Life?
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Dear friends,
As regular readers of my writings know, I’m not a fan of compulsory (forced) schooling. It wastes huge amounts of children’s time. In its modern rendition it is the primary cause of anxiety and depression among kids (see...
#118. A Teacher’s Passionate Search
Dear friends,
I’m always interested in people who develop a passionate interest and leave their comfort zone to pursue it. One such person is Bernhard Warsitz, a secondary school teacher in Munich, Germany, who loved some of what was happe...
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Dear friends,
#117. New Data on the Chaining of Children and Teens
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Dear friends,
I have seen data like these before, so I should not be shocked. But every time I read of a new survey showing how restricted American children are I’m shocked again.
The most recent such study I’ve come across is...
Some Upcoming Events
Dear friends,
Several people have suggested that I occasionally post Substack letters announcing upcoming events that I’m involved in that are open to the public and new articles that may be of general interest. Here is the first such lett...
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Boston College research professor Peter Gray specializes in the nature and value of play. You can learn about his work and find some of his talks, books, and academic articles at petergray.org.
Author, Substacker, podcaster, academic leader, radical moderate, mother, and indifferent gardener. Helping people break out of false binaries and black and white thinking to see our social and political worlds in 4D.
Out here trying to humanize politics and three children, with mixed results. Social / consumer psychologist and former professor. Heavy on humility and cake. Lightly chaotic.
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