900 words about the confusion some find over using loose parts and how that relates to 'open-endedness'. The first of a two-part blog.
a \‘shȯrt-rēd’\ piece
"By definition an object, whether a loose part or not, cannot be ‘open-ended’."
"Anyone who says children do not think critically has never watched a two-year-old pick up some new object for the first time and stare at it."
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a \‘lɒŋ- rēd’\ piece
A 2,100 word piece that asks if you have any books on philosophy on your shelves becasue there is a real, and ancient, link between play and the thinking science. Critical Thinking gets a mention as does Monty Python and famous internet meme.
A PDF version of this essay is available for download in the text.
