Brenda Engel and Beth Taylor, Playing for Keeps: Life and Learning on a Public School Playground
09/21/2010 7:00 pm
"Those
of us who've been close to Mission Hill will rejoice to see the vision
of a humane and happy school reaching a wide audience. We need this book
more than ever—bursting, as it is, with the words of children and with
their sense of mystery, spontaneity, and sheer jubilation. This is a
great antidote to the poison of drill-and-grill austerity imposed upon
our children by the technocrats of corporate accountability." Jonathan Kozol, author of Letters to a Young Teacher
"Playing for Keeps
surrounds us with the authentic and urgent language of make-believe as
heard on a Boston public school playground. Fortunately, the three
author-teachers are there to lead us expertly between children’s play
and the work of school. It is an adventure well worth taking, for
teachers, parents, and administrators." Vivian Gussin Paley, author of The Boy on the Beach: Building Community Through Play
Brenda S. Engel has taught elementary school art and was on the faculty of Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.
Beth Taylor
has taught in preschool through college, including in teacher training,
program evaluation, early childhood education, and teaching at the
Mission Hill School in Boston.
