Restler, Victoria's Zoom Meeting - Zoom
Victoria did a great job demonstrating the meaning of play. Play is not about seeing how children act when they face against each other or what skills they bring to the game. As I watched the video, "Play is the work of childhood" and it is a model used to help students increase their own qualities of life as well as seeing how they can benefit from their actions when they are playing. Also, it makes me think about how I see myself and others and how play helps us grow. A word Victoria mentions in her video that stood out to me when I think of play is fail. According to the video, "Fail is an approach to play and making mistakes can be a great experience" to learn from. I do not think of fail in terms of winning and losing, but the way I think about fail in play is by seeing how we perform. Also, failing at something is an important part of play because every mistake we make helps us grow. When I become an educator, I want every student in the future to be themselves and work to the best of their ability using their own experience. While they work to have fun, I want them to be creative and think about bringing their own talents to the space. Every skills my future students will express to me will help me think about how I can come up with an activity that will motivate students to learn about each other, gain better communication, and understand the definition of play.
The last part of the presentation resonated with me as it makes me think about how "Play and Chillaxing" relate to each other as well as learning the similarities all the articles Dr. Restler presented in her video. Every idea presented in this video involves "learning, healing, un/productivity, and standards + measurement". The way I think my own performance in YDEV 350, it makes me think about the benefits I learn from my classmates as they bring in unique ideas and help me feel ready to participate as I get nervous about presenting my own ideas to the class. My class feels as if they were my support team. There were programs Victoria mentioned such as New Urban Arts to help people form a group and think about the challenges they are up against. When we have discussions in class, it makes me think about we are coming up with play to make our creativity stronger each week. This can be an example of ourselves showing play and chillaxing.
As Dr. Restler asks, "So what do these articles have to do with each other", I think all these articles demonstrate the differences and similarities between play and chillaxing. Between both strategies, it involves our own participation in the space as well as giving it our best shot at something. Also, I think they all have to do with supporting one another and letting people they are joining. As an educator, both articles make me think about how I want to create games that interests youth and matches their learning needs. These articles make me think about the creativity I brought to my classes as a young student as well as making me feel welcomed and understood by the people aside of me. I want show each student feels as they are winners and challenge them using the skills they have. There would be no winner or loser involved nor would I give a prize to someone who might have won the game. The goal is to show every student is important in the society and let them be themselves when they are trying to play.
One quote of the video that confused was, "It was about dealing with the traumas of confronting, for example, the racist attitude of a guidance counselor during the school day. We were being told, 'you don't belong in that AP class'". I am wondering what a student of different race being insulted by a staff member for taking an AP (Advanced Placement) course has to do with play. This does bring me back to how students who identify as person of color are being oppressed or not supported for having a different culture. In terms of play, I view it as if educators were not letting students have fun when they are in an AP course. Instead of letting express their own knowledge, they make them feel isolated and act is they are not smart enough to be in an AP course. Something I learned between play and chillaxing is that young individuals are here to learn just like everyone else. They also have good skills and should not feel any different for having a different race. I would like to know more information on how taking an AP course can relate to play. Also, I am wondering if there is a way for educators to let people of all different identities have fun and seek enjoyment not only when they are playing a game, but communicating with their peers in school as well.
There are some questions I would like to ask Victoria Restler if I saw her right now: In what ways do you demonstrate play to your own students in your classes? If you created an activity where students had to try their best and use their own knowledge, how would the activity be set up? Where will play be involved?
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