1) Chapter 1. Introduction: Crisis in the Kindergarten: (Starting on page 11-22)

1) Chapter 1. Introduction: Crisis in the Kindergarten: (Starting on page 11-22)
Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School: Link your thoughts with
what the author is stating. Give personal examples. Provide page number of your
reference from the article.
2) What is the Kindergarten Continuum? Why is it important? Provide page number of your
reference from the article.
3) Do you agree that school-life is out of balance? Explain what you understood from your
reading. Provide page number of your reference from the article.
4) Why is this line (on page 18) alarming: “Open-ended play is now a minor activity, or has
been completely eliminated, in the kindergartens studied.”
5) On page 20, the author speaks of “Scripted and Didactic Teaching”. Please share your
thoughts on this by providing concrete examples.
6) On page 22, the author states, “In a healthy kindergarten, play does not mean “anything
goes.” What is your understanding of this idea?