Play is the “Content” in Children’s Museums

One of my favorite blogs is Museum Questions, posted most Mondays by Rebecca Herz.  I read her February 27, 2017 post, “Why Are Children’s Museums Museums?”  with even greater interest than usual for a couple of reasons: First, during the late 1980s into the 1990s–the period that Rebecca is examining in her post–I was involved developing…

Teaching in Another Culture—All Assumptions Up for Grabs

My recent silence on this page has been due in large part to my travels and teaching in India during the month of July, and the attendant follow-up.  As with my past visits in 2009 and 2011, the experience was exhilarating, and as much a time for learning as for teaching.   A short video  gives the…