 Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of man at this stage, and, at the same time, typical of human life as a whole — of the inner hidden natural life in man and all things. It gives, therefore, joy, freedom, contentment, inner and outer rest,...  The Kindergarten-primary Magazine - Page 379edited by - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Health - 1933 - 668 pages
...however reduced FRIEDRICH FROEBEL (1830) Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of the child ; It gives, therefore, joy, freedom, contentment, inner and outer rest, peace with the world. A child that plays thoroughly, with self-active determination, perseveringly, until physical fatigue... | |
 | Clarence J. Karier - Education - 1986 - 492 pages
...word, and he has reached full humanity only where he plays."32 In the same mood, Froebel insisted that: Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of man...and outer rest, peace with the world. It holds the source of all that is good.33 The age-old dichotomy between play and work is a false dichotomy. The... | |
 | Barbara Beatty - Education - 1995 - 292 pages
...even by the vaguest feeling that thereby we represent the inner in the outer." For children, play was "the purest, most spiritual activity of man at this...inner, hidden natural life in man and all things." Above all else, Froebel thought, mothers should be taught to "cultivate," "foster," "protect," and... | |
 | Linda Leavell, Cristanne Miller, Robin G. Schulze - Women and literature - 2005 - 284 pages
...the natural world. "Play is the purest, the most spiritual activity of man at this stage," he wrote, "and, at the same time, typical of human life as a...— of the inner hidden natural life in man and all things."29 Following Rousseau, Froebel was one of the earliest educators to promote self-directed learning,... | |
 | Peter Sawchuk, Newton Duarte, Mohamed Elhammoumi - Psychology - 2006 - 324 pages
...traits. Therefore, play is a serious and important activity to those who really wish to know the child: Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of man...the world. It holds the sources of all that is good. A child that plays thoroughly, with self-active determination, perseveringly until physical fatigue... | |
 | Frederick Elmer Bolton - Educational psychology - 1923 - 466 pages
...typical of human life as a whole— of the inner, hidden, natural life in man and all things. It gives joy, freedom, contentment, inner and outer rest, peace...the world. It holds the sources of all that is good. A child that plays thoroughly, with self-active determination, will surely be a thorough, determined... | |
 | Bruce Fuller - Education - 2008 - 384 pages
...states. Play must be structured for children, to activate their appreciation of the organic world. "Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of man at this stage . . . of the inner hidden natural life in man and all things," Froebel said. And play must be engaged... | |
 | Daniel D. McLean, Amy R. Hurd, Nancy Brattain Rogers - Health & Fitness - 2008 - 422 pages
...education. For example, Froebel wrote of play as the highest expression of human development in childhood: Play is the purest, most spiritual activity of man at this stage. ... A child that plays thoroughly with self-active determination, perseveringly until physical fatigue... | |
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