The importance of play

[tabitha.d...@gmail.com]

This might be especially interesting for the Elem. crew. If you can
access the audio, take a listen to this show:

http://www.whyy.org/cgi-bin/newwebRTlookup.cgi

Here's the description:
Pediatrician KENNETH GINSBURG talks about the importance of play in
children's development and how it helps kids and teens build
resilience. Ginsburg is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and practices adolescent
medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Listen to this
show via Real Audio

[Sandy Infield]

Great interview, very valid, not just for elementary...some MS/HS kids in
our school get structured stuff all day (some Korean students finish at
11:30pm!) no wonder they make it to great universities and then crack up!
Sandy