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Questions to Spark Playfulness and Joy
February 20, 2019
Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
-Frederick Wilcox
-Frederick Wilcox
Bonnie Neugebauer (writing in the book Developing People) asks what would happen in our workplaces if everyone were encouraged to cultivate a more playful, joyful spirit. Here are some questions she encourages us to use with ourselves and others:
“What would happen if…
- parents found me playing when they arrived at the center? What would I be doing?
- parents came to the center to play with their children? How can I make that happen?
- teachers were comfortable playing during the workday? Would it be okay to play alone or with other adults, or would it only be ok to play with children?
- I turned my most hateful task into play? How could I accomplish that?
- I didn’t worry about making mistakes or failing? What if I didn’t care about making a fool of myself?
- I did the things that I really enjoy frequently? What are those things in my life?
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Displaying 1 CommentPenn State University
State College, PA, United States
I was a preschool teacher for about 20 years, and then got my Ph.Do and at age 67 I was teaching at Penn State Altoona. Over the summer I had a bout of Bell's Palsy, and my face was not fully recovered -- I could not easily smile. As I introduced myself to a large class of students taking Intro to Human Development, I explained about my illness, and apologized for not being able to smile at them. Then I lifted my arms and did a sort of quick slide, running grape vine step, and said, "But I can dance." They all laughed, and it was the beginning of a wonderful relationship.
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