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clevermanka) wrote2014-07-10 11:40 am
clevermanka) wrote2014-07-10 11:40 am
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Leave them kids alone
Article one: Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today
Article two: Men prefer pain to being alone with their thoughts
GOSH I WONDER IF THESE THINGS MIGHT BE RELATED. I don't mean that there's a direct causation, but I do think that not letting children play alone is incredibly damaging to our species. I've brought this up before, and had a great link to an NPR story about it, but that was years ago. Basically, the study showed that children who were not given alone play time, and instead were ushered from activity to playdate, did not develop a sense of personal responsibility like children who were left to play alone or with other children under no adult supervision. And that window for learning that internalized sense of responsibility does not re-open easily, if at all. Terrifying.
Here's something a little lighter. It's Vimeo, not YouTube, so you might have to click the square to get anything to show up. How to film comedy. Not just how to film a bunch of people being funny, but how to use the medium of film to actually show comedy.
Article two: Men prefer pain to being alone with their thoughts
GOSH I WONDER IF THESE THINGS MIGHT BE RELATED. I don't mean that there's a direct causation, but I do think that not letting children play alone is incredibly damaging to our species. I've brought this up before, and had a great link to an NPR story about it, but that was years ago. Basically, the study showed that children who were not given alone play time, and instead were ushered from activity to playdate, did not develop a sense of personal responsibility like children who were left to play alone or with other children under no adult supervision. And that window for learning that internalized sense of responsibility does not re-open easily, if at all. Terrifying.
Here's something a little lighter. It's Vimeo, not YouTube, so you might have to click the square to get anything to show up. How to film comedy. Not just how to film a bunch of people being funny, but how to use the medium of film to actually show comedy.