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Okay before I tell you about my failed experiment I need to give you the back story to this piece. Kim and I have been thinking, discussing, posting,questioning, hashing out and rehashing our stance on War, Weapon and Super Hero play. It started with a post that I wrote quite late one night cause . . . → Read More: My Social Experiment Gone Wrong (or in praise of water guns) 
Talk about rethinking superheroes! A great blog I frequent called atelierista had a link to the work of Mark Newport. This guy KNITS superhero costumes! Now you gotta love this on so many levels. This batman outfit has all the right icons of the superhero but it droops. It droops significantly. Heroes are not droopy. . . . → Read More: Superheroes and Cozy 
So, I’ve been thinking. What are blood thirsty killers? In other words, in the parlance of Margie Carter and Deb Curtis: How do I understand the child’s point of view in this situation? Of course the best way to find out is to ask. Kim: What are blood thirsty killers? Will: They kill people. . . . → Read More: The Nasty Bits Part 2 
Lev and Will have built a series of block towers and have placed more blocks on top of tubes to create what looks like a city of skyscrapers. As I approach they call me. “Kim! We’re playing Blood Thirsty Killers!” A group of boys are outside playing the chase game. You know the . . . → Read More: The Nasty Bits 
We ECE’s hold rules dear to our souls. I know this because when Danielle and I talk about rules in our presentations, strong feelings emerge. Certain rules cannot to be discussed, cannot be challenged. Deep seated beliefs about children are reflected in the rules we impose. For many years . . . → Read More: What I Thought I Knew |
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