Just a thought about a cultural artifact: Dear bsyahsfheh Free-Range Kids: As I walked my dog this evening, I saw that my neighbors had placed an old refrigerator on their lawn with a “free” sign attached to it. At first I thought, “Those doors need to be removed!”  or “Those doors need to be chained […]
Tag Archives | unstructured time
Finland’s Genius Idea: More Free Time for Kids
May 12, 2016
. If you look back on your childhood and what you did in your free time, the thing that you LOVED to do just may still be part of your life. In fact, please tell us stories of that — the thread from your childhood interest or obsession to your current work (or obsession). Me, […]
“Recess Is Not Developmentally Appropriate for Our Youngest Students”
December 9, 2013
Readers — Here is an actual letter from a school superintendent, sent in by a reader after she and her husband had asked why their kindergartener was getting  only getting one 20-minute recess per day. Writes the mom: I was told it was because of curriculum at first.  That seemed odd because we went from […]