Want to Get your Kids into College?
Play based learning is the bed-rock of all Waldorf early childhood classrooms. Since the inception of the first Waldorf school in 1919, Waldorf Education has embraced the benefits of free-play in the belief that it builds empathy and better self-control and leads to greater problem solving and learning abilities. The authors of this article say that they see Harvard students who have trouble getting along. They suggest that college students may be better equipped to learn and interact if they had been taught through play-based curricula as opposed to the drill ‘n kill of skill based learning which can lead to greater social isolation.
So, Want your kids to get into college? Let them Play! by Erika Christakis and Nicholas Christakis
Erika Christakis, MEd, MPH, is an early childhood teacher and former preschool director. Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine and sociology at Harvard University. Together, they serve as Masters of Pforzheimer House, one of the undergraduate residential houses at Harvard College.