My Connection to Play
“Play is the only way the highest
intelligence of humankind can unfold.” -Joseph Chilton Pearce
“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” -George Dorsey
As a young girl, I remember playing
with my sister. Our mom brought us doll baby and we play house. I remember my
mom supported us because she brought us the toys to play with. With our Easy
Bake Oven we needed supervision because the oven was hot. It bakes the cakes
with a bulb. My role always was the middle sister, because I ha older sister
who always wanted to be the boss, because she was the oldest sibling. One day
we all dressed up with our mom clothes on, we played school and I was the
teacher, and my baby sister was the student and my brother, my oldest sister
was the mom. I remember we had a good time that day. As a young girl, I
remember when I was playing a teacher I knew right then, I want it to become a
teacher. As I got older and started going to school, I loved school.
I think
play today for most kids are a lot different than when I was younger. In my
days I had to learn how to entertain myself and to run around and find games.
Play for a lot of kids now is mostly just computers and video games and other
technology. I hope that somehow children today will take time to go outside and
play games and continue to use their imaginations and not rely so much on
technology.
My thoughts
with the role that play played in my life have been amazing. As early as when I
started middle school, I knew I wanted to help my friends because I just had
the gift to help others. I find myself teaching my siblings how to do their
homework. I will sit at my desk in class and be the first one finished, when I
get done, I raise my hand and ask my teacher, can I help my classmate, because
he or she didn’t know what to do. Play is a great learning experience for any
kid.
Zina,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post. I also remember dressing up in my mother clothes when she wasn't home LOL. I use to dress up in her clothes, put on her make up, and I would pretend I was somebody famous or a model. Since I am the youngest in the family my older siblings were out doing their own thing, so I grew up with my oldest nephew. We use to play school and I would use my bedroom as my own classroom and he would use his as his classroom. Our stuffed animals and my dolls were the students. We had a blast and use to always say I would be a teacher when I grow up. I didn't become a teacher but I do work as a social service worker for a Head Start program.
Hello Zina,
ReplyDeleteI too had fun memories playing with my sisters. During our free time at home, we would do dramatic plays in which we would pretend as if we are school teachers, doctors, lawyers and even parents. What made this interaction important is that we were able to learn the role of being a teacher or doctor and it applies to real life experiences. I guess by playing school so much as a child inspired me to become a teacher in adulthood.
Tanya Terrell