Stephen Forker's Profile

The science of play is validating what gifted educators such as Alice
Meckley, Ph.D., Vivian Paley, Sharna Olfman and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek have long
been practicing and advocating. When students have fun at learning, they
continue to pursue it for its own sake. It is how nature assured us how to learn
about the world and our places in it.

At any age, play acts to retain and enhance meaningful context, and optimizes
the learning process. All gifted parents, master teachers, and wise executives
know this.

There is general consensus that education is in trouble, that skills and
drills - no child left behind, diminished recess, art and music curricular
designs leave students and teachers unsatisfied and not having much fun.

Long-term studies under way indicate that play-based learning with playful
teachers heightens overall long term performance.