MINI EPISODE with strategies and practical ideas for supporting messy play.

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Joey wants to talk about the delightfully messy and immersive sensory experiences that accompany summertime play.  The "yes" tends to come easier when clean up and safety concerns are reduced. Mike and Ross advocate for those who are challenged by sand stuck between their toes. Everyone agrees that messy play is a joyful way to engage problem solving, emotional regulation, and scientific thinking. 

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Mike notices that children's need for movement is overlooked during an early childhood education conference.  If physical needs are constant, why do we keep forgetting to talk about them?  What are the unconscious implications when the need for movement is not addressed? Before we label behavior as "challenging," let's remember: movement is a need!

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Moving and acting in synchronicity can create a feeling of "collective effervescence" within a group.  When have we experienced these moments in our work with young children?  Can adults create conditions to promote these feelings of unity or do our efforts get in the way?

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Tom recalls a transcendent moment during play where talk turned into action.  Children taking action can cause a chain reaction of play and create serendipity.  

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Conversations from the margins of our "why school" discussion.

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Ross wants to talk paradigm shift.  What lessons will we learn from the current disruption to our educational system?  Joey asks the dangerous question, why school? Tom advocates for the privilege of being at school.  Everyone agrees that it's the COMMUNITY that is essential.  Mike finds a way to tie it all back to Grover Cleveland.

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Joey asks the group to help her reflect on the new "classroom environment" she's inhabiting while teaching through the internet.  How should we manage the challenges of teaching through the screen?  How can we find ways to give children agency and not just be passive receivers of instruction?  What might the experience be like from the children's perspective? 

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Tom's feeling conflicted about his enjoyment of action movies that depict violence. What draws us to fantasy entertainment that includes scary, thrilling, and violent aspects? Are there parallels to fantasy children's play? It's murky territory. (Recorded March 1, 2020)

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