Children spend most of their time at school and at home. When these environments are set in strict scheduling and children are made to work rather than play, this causes detrimental effects on the young kids. There are lasting physical, mental and emotional health inhibitors such as ¨increased rates of obesity, psychiatric illness, anger, aggression, narcissism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; and lack of overall well-being (Frost Wortham, & Reifel, 2012; Ginsburg 2007; Gray, 2013). Obviously, lack of play is unethical, and is actually considered so by the government. If it is considered unethical, why is less and less play still instituted in schools? This lack of play is then replaced with more rigorous, standardized, testing atmospheres. Luckily, due to many supporters, people in recent years have instituted more play during school time rather than the drudging work. This has drastically improved students ability to be more productive, and have healthier mental and physical work.
Pinchover, S. (2017). The Relation between Teachers' and Children's Playfulness: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 2214.
I think that your take was a bit extreme. In some of the works that I've read, it says that a limited amount of play is harsh, however there is no research that has been done to show that a lack of play has detrimental affects on a child. A child who was made to play an instrument instead of having play time said when she was an adult that it made her more mature and independent. So I don't agree with you 100%, however I think that children should still get time to play.
ReplyDeleteI agree because Kids need time to play or else major health problems can occur. with play kids express how they feel. without it kids can become depressed and become obese because they arent moving and expressing how they feel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what your wrote because I do agree that kids need free time and exercise in and out of school. Play allows kids to be social and to learn new skills and by taking play away kids wont be able to learn those skills. They have also taken away play/class field trips because they weren't educational.
ReplyDeletechildren do need to be able express themselves through play and not doing so may lead to health problems i do agree with your take on the article.
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