| Why the separation between work and play? |
From: Hillel (10/12/1999 19:13:00)
From Hillel:
Milton, in the new Center we have designed in our school (a junior and senior high school), visitors sometimes comment, "It's like a kindergarten!" They feel a bit confused about seeing tools being used happily (I think of them as "toys") and bright colors and open spaces which encourage communication, participation and engagement. Many appreciate this atmosphere, but can't quite see why it's here in a school for older children. But even in the staff room of our Center, we have tried to design the same kind of environment. We often play music during work, puppets are peeping out from corners, some things are hanging from the ceiling. This is pretty confusing for many people, including our own staff who have been taught to think work is pretty serious (grim??) stuff. I wonder why have we come to separate "learning" and "working" and "living" and "playing"? The answers must be rather complex |
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