Children come into the world with instinctive drives to educate themselves.Peter O. Gray
Learning is children's primary job in their first 20 years of life.Peter O. Gray
Children's natural way of educating themselves is through self-directed play.Peter O. Gray
Learning through play is remarkably effective.Peter O. Gray
In play, children learn to make their own decisions and solve their own problems.Peter O. Gray
Playful learning fosters creativity, flexibility, and interest in the world.Peter O. Gray
In the process of trying to fit into the adult world, children lose much of their creativity and capacity to think outside of the box.Peter O. Gray
Democracy is learned in groups where equality is valued, individual rights are respected, decisions are made collectively, and everyone has a voice.Peter O. Gray
A play-deprived childhood, researchers suspect, can result in mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and narcissism.Peter O. Gray
Life is full of risks. To protect our children from every possible risk is to do them harm. They need to learn to assess and deal with risks in order to be safe and to get ahead in life.Peter O. Gray