Imagination, Play and Becoming the Text

Authors

Robert L. Lake, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

We Saved the Best for You: Letters of Hope, Imagination and Wisdom for 21st Century Educators

DOI

10.1007/978-94-6209-122-1_12

ISBN

978-94-6209-122-1

Abstract

A child’s greatest achievements are possible in play. In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior; in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself (Vygotsky, 1978, p. 102).

Recommended Citation

Lake, Robert L.. 2012. "Imagination, Play and Becoming the Text." We Saved the Best for You: Letters of Hope, Imagination and Wisdom for 21st Century Educators, Tricia M. Kress and Robert L. Lake (Ed.): 51-55 Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6209-122-1_12 isbn: 978-94-6209-122-1
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