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May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
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Play: ephemeral art
Play: ephemeral art
While we often spend our sessions playing with ideas, this month we decided to also play with materials.
In the pre-k classroom, I collaborated with the teachers on thinking about permanence and ephemerality in art, and decided to introduce Andy Goldsworthy and his ephemeral nature art to some of the children. I proposed the same materials to our inquiry group this month with some images of his work to inspire their play.
A Playful Look at Documentation
A Playful Look at Documentation
Liz brought us some fresh documention (videos!) of children's rock play.
Guiding question:
How does bringing nature inside (the classroom) impact how the children interact with nature when we are outside?
Discussion
Discussion
Matt Karlsen from the Center for Playful Inquiry joined us for our discussion this month as we continued reflecting on his thoughts on what is the goal of education in the Anthropocene.
Some ideas and questions emerged:
What are we teaching young children to do? (Should we be teaching sword fighting and fire making?)
How do we relate to the more-than-human world AND also just relate to fellow humans?
Creating conflict and supporting problem-solving skill building
Deemphasizing materials/resources and emphasizing how we share/distribute them --> equity vs. equality
How do we create stories that are not just mine, but ours?
Play is in the tension - problems create opportunities for play to continue
"Problems keep everyone together"
How do we create culture and politics inside a space (i.e. a classroom)?
Abundance vs. scarcity --> reframing as abundance WITHIN scarcity
The importance of joy
David Sobel: you can't save something you don't love
Have to love the planet before you want to save it --> Have to love other people (even ones we feel in conflict with) in order to save them
(You can find the links on the slide in the slide deck above or in the Resources section!)
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