Above and Beyond
- Mar
- 17
The “Exercise” Lobby I told a friend today that it’s time to take a stand. Here is that stand. I have been an advocate for, and more importantly a community worker in Active Play for quite a few years now, and have worked in a number of capacities. Because of that, I have had the opportunity [...]
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This is Crazy…
- Dec
- 07
…but I had an idea recently. Everyone is so concerned about obesity, and obesity prevention. We keep making moral arguments about what we should focus on with kids. We have debates around how much exercise kids need, PE mandates, medical interventions. I have been in “the room” for some of these major debates. My [...]
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The New FUNction Online Community
- Dec
- 05
Some of you heard recently that I relaunched the FUNction Online Community (and renamed it). I want to delve a little deeper into why I made the changes, and why I built this site. First, I will address the roots of this, why I do it. Then I will take you through the exciting changes [...]
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The Olympic Opening Ceremony – $43 Million
- Jul
- 27
$43 million will be spent on the Olympic Opening Ceremony tonight. I love the Olympics, I do. I’m rooting for Gabby, and Lebron (yes, Lebron), Ryan, Michael, Kerry and Misty, and Lolo. With verve. But do we really need to spend $43 million on watching athletes walk into a stadium? Yes, I am aware that [...]
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Effort and Enjoyment
- Jul
- 16
I had a conversation with a young fella (age 12) the other day that I think is important to put out there. Our conversation was about effort, and how important that was for play. But..but..but..Kwame, you’re a “play guy”. You can’t be talking about stuff like effort or sweat, that sounds like training! ~ Random [...]
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Active Play and The Other 99%
- Apr
- 13
After 15 years working (playing) with many different kids in many different types of environments, and training professionals, I am struck by what appears to be, for all intents and purposes, a caste system with regard to children’s Active Play opportunities. A caste system that strengthens in the adolescent years. And it stems partly from [...]
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Balancing the New and Familiar
- Feb
- 16
Neuroscience is often misinterpreted. Engaging kids in Active Play and Physical Education is no different. I see these curricula with hundreds, sometimes thousands of games. When we see PE and physical activity programs, we say… “This is great, the kids are constantly getting stimulated with something new” “Look at how many games there are” We [...]
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