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| yass | Apr 9 2011, 10:20 PM Post #6 |
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I'm not good with words but am good at recognizing them when I see them, so here are some that aren't mine but should do for an explanation of play as is fitting: The traits of the playful include physical, cognitive, and social spontaneity, manifest joy, and a sense of humor. Playfulness carries the presence, flexibility, and openness needed to improvise with and expand the stream of possibilities as they emerge in each moment. Freedom is a hallmark of play. As boundaries soften, not only does adaptive variability and potentiation increase, but the parts of the player become coordinated into spontaneous action. The autonomy of the parts is balanced by their integration with the play community. Playfulness entails spontaneous free harmonious movement within and among the parts of the player, whether the player is a chimpanzee, an amoeba, or a symphony orchestra. For “higher animals,” playfulness entails spontaneous free movement within and among the parts of the self. It is the freedom of the total self to move as a whole in relationship to the total environment. As theater luminary Viola Spolin explains, In spontaneity, personal freedom is released, and the total person, physically, intellectually, and intuitively, is awakened. This causes enough excitation for the student to transcend himself or herself—he or she is freed to go out into the environment, to explore, adventure, and face all dangers unafraid…Every part of the person functions together as a working unit, one small organic whole within the larger organic whole of the agreed environment which is the game structure. |
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| Shechaiyah | Apr 9 2011, 10:46 PM Post #7 |
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Well, personally, I'm engaged in an info-war. All my five children and eight grandchildren BELIEVE and are being taught a bunch of crap about science, history, anthropology, geology, space and public policy. Pure garbage in school and MSM. So, what I do is figure things out. Maybe that's my idea of fun, eh? |
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| yass | Apr 9 2011, 10:59 PM Post #8 |
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Yes, and I think other people have that idea of fun too. At least in these circles.
Edited by yass, Apr 9 2011, 10:59 PM.
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| Shechaiyah | Apr 9 2011, 11:20 PM Post #9 |
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Okay, so I'm not too far "gone" for this crowd, then. That's reassuring. :) |
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| Petunia | Dec 7 2011, 09:13 PM Post #10 |
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I'm listening to this right now. It's great! |
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