That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0386 If They Play, Am I Still a Teacher?


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For a recent special issue of the early childhood magazine Exchange on protecting play, host Heather Bernt-Santy wrote an article addressing the often asked question, “If I just let children play, how am I still a teacher?” She talks more about this question with Sam Balch.

FREE virtual Protecting Play conference: https://hub.exchangepress.com/shop/protecting-play/

Have you ordered Heather’s book Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood yet? It’s available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org, or you can order directly from the publisher on the Teachers College Press website. 

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