Very well said. We are way too hyper-focused on "success" and children suffer. They learn so much more from exploration and improvised play than such highly regimented activity. I worked woth youthe for a decade plus in performance and in libraries, I met countless 13 year Olds already burnt out and stressed. Let the children play!
On Mar 4, 2017 Kristin Pedemonti wrote:
Very well said. We are way too hyper-focused on "success" and children suffer. They learn so much more from exploration and improvised play than such highly regimented activity. I worked woth youthe for a decade plus in performance and in libraries, I met countless 13 year Olds already burnt out and stressed. Let the children play!