If an adult is around, playing might not feel like playing to children—and they may not benefit as they would from normal playtime. Here's why.
Finally, the mental state of play—active and alert but relatively non-stressed—has been shown in many studies to be the ideal state of mind for learning anything new or doing anything that requires creativity or the generation of new insights.
As one example of such a study, Justine Howard and her colleagues showed children pictures of other kids engaged in various activities and asked them to judge each as “play” or “not play.” It turned out that the most reliable indicator for the children was the presence or absence of an adult. If an adult was present, the activity was most often judged as “not play,” even if the children looked happy and engaged. If no adult was present, it was most often judged as “play.
I think it is hard for teachers to provide much real play for children, because that means giving up control. Moreover, stepping back and letting the children do their own thing may look like laziness or negligence to adult observers.
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