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Pros

Stuart brown explains why he believes play is the cornerstone to happiness. Brown shows you how to play with life and harness happiness.

Play is a positive and encouraging book. The author details his reasons for believing that play is important for humans. Play teaches us to be a fast thinker for creating new possibilities.

Quality of the wrapping was distinguished. Seller is transcendent.

Play is so important to my practice as a trainer/teacher that i have listed it as one of the educational theories on which i base my work.



Cons

The 2-star rating is in the eye of this clinical/academic beholder only. The book is, i think, better aimed at grass roots mentors for actual play activities. I believe depression is a flat affect and lack of feeling emotions an the joy of play is onl...  Read More

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Highlights

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Quality


Few write with the verve and command that brown does


I am grateful for the authors adding another layer of support for schools and teachers that allow play and that concentrate mor...  Read More


Perhaps the intent was that the readers would play with the ideas and draw new conclusions from them


There are a couple of minor gripes i had with the book

Competitiveness


It should be compulsory reading for every teacher group leader boss and parent in the world

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    brown, great, important and many.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 984 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 8 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have firsthand witnessed the benefits educationally but dr


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Much of it is common sense but there are some insights of which i was not aware


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am a grade school teacher who knocks my students with a 123 count—totally strict


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Instead i bounce around the house dancing and singing while vacuuming and while driving i collect some crazy stares and some great laughs as i dance enthusiastically in my drivers seat


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As other reviewers have said some of the material has been previously presented in the media and elsewhere but it has not to my knowledge been presented with all of the same conclusions drawn


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For example i agree that i would like to see more information about the 8 play personalities


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    At times i felt the authors teased the readers with an idea but then didnt develop it fully

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