In the video it was great to hear the perspectives of teachers who actually work with this every day. 

 Line and Lykke, if we deselect a certain goal or ambition and leave some aspects to coincidence (if this is in fact what is deselected when choosing playful approach), is it then problematic to use a playful approach in school, where subjects have learning objectives and especially in secondary school, where the students have exams to prepare for? 

Maria Kristine Buch Brockhoff

+Maiken 

  One of the teachers we talked to, Claus, had the fixed framework in his learning environment. You can see in the video how he had several steps on the blackboard, the kids HAD TO go through, but in his opinion, the children still had the playful proces within that framework. 
You might be right about not being able to measure every step. But if it's just a question of choosing a different approach and not deselecting, why is it not more common in Danish schools? 

The one thing that pops into my head, that you lose - as a teacher - through a playful approach in schools is control. You can only have some ideas what the pupils might end up with. By these means you can neither expect to be able to plan, exactly what the students ‘learn’ or ‘produce’ in the classes. Some teachers might call this a loss, but if you look at what reflects society better, you might argue that in life, you have to learn more processes and interactions with people, more than exact products or knowledge. 

The real loss then might be, that when people work playful, they will work for themselves, unless there is a need for others, or it will add another dimension to take in more people in the process. 

Thank you for a detailed description on your blog, about how your video is put together, through different elements. Your website/blog is very navigable.

My first thought is, that you don’t necessarily choose to exclude anything, just because you have chosen a playful way of learning. It is, after all, an addition with some certain qualities and opportunities. I also sense that this is part of your conclusion, considering your discussion with Klaus, in the video?

With a playfull way of learning, there will still be options to dictate the “ground rules”, like classroom-management, focus-areas and requirements, time managing and environmental settings.

I understand if this seems like a banality, but the playfull approach tolearning, is seen many places – through gaming, kindergarden, gymnastics/athletics/sportsgames/competitions and so on.

 
Thank you all!
 Sincerely,

Anders Larsen