The Classrooms All Young Children Need: Lessons in Teaching from Vivian Paley
Patricia M. Cooper
Abstract
Teacher and author Vivian Paley is highly regarded by parents, educators, and other professionals for her original insights into such seemingly everyday issues as play, story, gender, and how young children think. This book takes a synoptic view of Paley's many books and articles, charting the evolution of Paley's thinking while revealing the seminal characteristics of her teaching philosophy. This analysis leads the text to identify a pedagogical model organized around two complementary principles: a curriculum that promotes play and imagination, and the idea of classrooms as fair places wher ... More
Teacher and author Vivian Paley is highly regarded by parents, educators, and other professionals for her original insights into such seemingly everyday issues as play, story, gender, and how young children think. This book takes a synoptic view of Paley's many books and articles, charting the evolution of Paley's thinking while revealing the seminal characteristics of her teaching philosophy. This analysis leads the text to identify a pedagogical model organized around two complementary principles: a curriculum that promotes play and imagination, and the idea of classrooms as fair places where young children of every color, ability, and disposition are welcome.
Keywords:
Vivian Paley,
classroom teacher,
play,
story,
gender,
teaching philosophy,
childhood education
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2009 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780226115238 |
| Published to Chicago Scholarship Online: February 2013 |
DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226115252.001.0001 |
