- We often look understand the importance of play but we also look for what value it might provide or what it might teach the child particularly in the context of education. It's important to also emphasise play for it's own sake. - Play by itself is important and hugely important in the development of children. --- Fifty years ago the watchword was “Learn through doing.” Today the watchword is “Learn through playing.” Play is thus used only as a means to an end, but to what good end I do not really know. - Alexander Sutherland Neill in [[Summerhill]] First, play must be pleasur­able and enjoyable. Second, play must have no extrinsic goals. Third, play is spontaneous and voluntary, freely chosen by the player. Fourth, play involves some active engagement on the part of the player. And finally, play contains a certain element of make-believe. - [[Einstein Never Used Flashcards]] Play is a safe haven in which our children can conquer their fears and work out emotional problems. In fact, the only kind of therapy that can really be done with children is called play therapy. Play is nature's way of dealing with stress for children as well as adults. - [[Einstein Never Used Flashcards]]