The Power of Dramatic Play

"The real purpose of early-childhood education was not to learn content, like the letters of the alphabet or the names of shapes and colors and animals. The point was to learn how to think."

This very interesting article from the New York Times talks about the power of dramatic play in helping children to regulate their own behavior and learn how to think. Take a look. Perhaps this will provide an interesting topic for our next series of parent meetings.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27tools-t.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=...