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The Importance of Play-Based Learning Beyond Early Childhood Education: Why Play Should Continue Throughout Schooling
Rather than reducing opportunities for play, educators should expand and adapt playful pedagogies across primary and secondary schooling. In doing so, schools can better support students’ holistic development and prepare them for the challenges of an increasingly complex world. The question is not why children should continue to play as they grow older, but why educational systems continue to underestimate the power of play as a lifelong learning tool.
Dr Carroll Byrne Academic Coordinator, School of Education, Ikon Institute of Australia