known that at that age, play and learning are indistinguishable. The premise of
A New Culture of Learning is grounded in the idea that we are now
living in a world of constant change and flux, which means that more often than
not, we are faced with the same problem that vexes children. How do I make sense
of this strange, changing, amazing world? By returning to play as a modality of
learning, we can see how a world in constant flux is no longer a challenge or
hurdle to overcome; it becomes a limitless resource to engage, stimulate, and
cultivate the imagination. Our argument brings to the fore the old aphorism
"imagination is more important than knowledge." In a networked world,
information is always available and getting easier and easier to access.
Imagination, what you actually do with that information, is the new challenge