tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post8837594792634592108..comments2024-03-28T07:45:39.017-04:00Comments on The Map is Not the Territory: PlayMalkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-77199621175737557042011-01-23T13:30:54.365-05:002011-01-23T13:30:54.365-05:00The "rules" that come from play are real...The "rules" that come from play are really the ability to think about what we observe that is so interesting to keep us playing. The rules are how we organize thoughts about our observations and reflections about our play. These are usually generalizations developed through individual experience directed by social regulation. <br /><br />Beyond the personal limits (rules) we place on ourselves, each other, is the individual capacity and sensitivity to how we make sense to the greater universal harmonies of the apparent randomness of life experiences. It is disciplined thinking of the artist that allows deeper and more expanded capacity towards universal understanding. <br /><br />Thinking is a nature part of infant learning as it builds the brain. The more we can stimulate the brain to think, the greater accessibility to mind which opens the realm of creativity. This is why the activities you are doing with children is so important. You are teaching them to think.bradhttp://wholemovement.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-86582232971924694272011-01-23T11:29:39.474-05:002011-01-23T11:29:39.474-05:00I think this quote is almost a perfect description...I think this quote is almost a perfect description of how mathematicians think. My favorite part is that playing often involves rules -- people often think of creativity as some really random process, but it's really not. Hmmmm...I think there's another blog post in there somewhere! ;)Malkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.com