Exploring Out-of School Play and Educational Readiness

    In the article Exploring Out-of-School Play and Educational Readiness, it talks about how play has changed so much over the past few years. Play has been taken out of schools to prepare kids for the next step. Meaning that they are preparing kids to go to middle school/ high school where there is no play, instead of focusing on what they need in the grade they are in. Teacher and parents are overwhelmed with the new rules created for kids and play. They are taking play away to continue to learn but kids need time to free their mind. There is a program called Every Student Succeeds Act, which basically no kids stays back. Researchers have found that play allows success but at the same time has allowed low test scores.  They examined play in and out of school and what types of families include play in their home. They have also found that parents have just given kids technology (television and ipad) instead of actually playing with them play on their own. The study in this article has shown that they are improving play and adding it back  in but in an educational way to help all children develop socially and educationally.