Right but in a classroom the teacher intervenes. In a “free play” outdoors how are the rules defined and enforced?
outdoors the kids are still supervised and the teachers can intervene if necessary
Re:Forest kindergarten
by checkyoursudo on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:47AM
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Yes, exactly. My son's outdoor classroom (as the free play area is called) still has a boundary and adult supervision. Sometimes the teacher or naturalist is leading some activity, and sometime they give the kids something new to investigate and then get out of the way. But they can always intervene, if needed. It's really not often needed.
As an anecdote, I went to a school with a decided lack of sticks. Fights were had by throwing building blocks instead. Kids will do stupid things, and sticks aren't inherently more dangerous than building blocks.