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In the article, "TRUST in Children's Play" contributed by the HighScope Educational Research Foundation for inclusion in the new Exchange CD Book, The Value of Play, Beth Marshall makes this observation about play in response to calls she had been receiving from teachers about the increasing pressures to measure their results by required child outcomes and performance standards...
"Young children's play is creative and even magical. Young children bring curiosity as well as a sense of discovery and delight to their play. As teachers or caregivers, we need to take our cues from the children — instead of thinking 'What child outcome, learning goal, or rubric must I cover today?' we need to find that sense of wonder and curiosity in ourselves: 'I wonder how I can support Dali as he continues to build tall spaceships with cardboard tubes and boxes?' or 'I'm curious about whether and how children will use the donated cell phones in their play.' If teachers could keep this perspective in mind, perhaps some of the stress and frustration I heard on the phone would dissipate. These adults could get back to doing what they know best for children — supporting their active learning by joining in play."
This CD book, which we developed in partnership with the HighScope Educational Research Foundation, includes over 90 Exchange and HighScope articles by play authorities including David Elkind, Jim Greenman, Elizabeth Jones, Margie Carter, Amelia Gambetti, Ed Klugman, Beth Marshall, Karen Stephens and Rusty Keeler on the following topics: 
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