Power of Play Lunch | Events

Kids Learn When Having Fun "Our kids learn really well when they're having fun," said Governor Gregoire at the Children's Museum of Tacoma's annual Power of Play Lunch on September 17, 2008.
I think this is one of my favorite quotes from the Lunch (other than my seatmate commenting that "of course Joanne Bamford [Board President] was an elementary school teacher - you can hear it in her voice!"

While the statistics that $1.00 spent today on early learning yields a $7.00 return are interesting and compelling, they don't mean much to me in the here and now. This quote so simply breaks down what the Children's Museum is all about (PLAY!) and why it's important (LEARNING!). Doesn't get much easier than that.

As a parent, I also appreciate the Governor recognizing that she didn't know anything about brain science - she just played and read to her kids. Makes me feel better to know that if I'm engaging my kids they are learning - regardless of how much I know about brain development, early learning philosophies and the like!

by Reena Hensley | Comments (0)

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