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GWS :: sixeen

11 December 2013 by Kortney

I’m really serious about getting rid of this word “practice”…I play the cello.  I don’t spend part of my time getting ready to play it, and the rest of the time playing it.  Some of the time I play scales or things like that; some of the time I play pieces that I am going to play with other people; some of the time I read new music; some of the time I improvise.  But all the time I am playing the cello.

–John Holt in Growing Without Schooling Issue 14

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Comments

  1. Brandy says

    11 December 2013 at 1:32 pm

    That’s a great way of looking at it! I tend to dislike the words “toy” and “play,” too, in the sense that they seem to devalue children’s work and possessions.

    • kortney says

      11 December 2013 at 8:30 pm

      oh, that’s a really good connection. you often hear, play is a child’s work. but there is an obvious value judgement in the word play.

  2. Nana says

    11 December 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Rock on Mabel-ly…love nana

  3. Amy Caroline says

    19 December 2013 at 10:53 am

    I love that you share these. I have often wanted to read GWS, and I never do. Sigh. Your sharing these is so wonderful and a great help! God bless!

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