Julie’s musings on play and demented pink cats brings out some good questions. What is “fun”? “Play”? How can these things be replicated in the classroom? Do we make them artificial by attempting to “use” them for educational gain? Are we, as educators, too restricted by the unbending will of university administration
to allow true play? Does this restriction(s) make it impossible for us to replicate it and thus us it to our advantage? What is the definition of play as we know it (and agree on it)?