https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:43:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/week-4-readings-thu/ https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/week-4-readings-thu/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:43:30 +0000 http://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/?p=1206 I always heard how play time is important for children but never thought to ask myself why. From the readings the reasons why have become a little more clear, which has led me to see how what children play with is really important. You can’t just tell a kid to go play and expect it to be beneficial; you have to make sure that the quality of play or what the kid is playing with is good. The Black et al reading pointed out to me just how things I thought were minor could significantly influence a child. For example, how the Barbie adventure where she is essentially treated as a male Genie’s source of entertainment teaches a girl to be more subservient. This kind of insight is exactly what I wanted to get out of this class.

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