File puptcrit/puptcrit.0505, message 23


Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 19:56:13 -0400
From: Elizabeth Freeman <LindenTree85-AT-comcast.net>
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] puppets just for children--older ones too


Again those at festivals have seen Judy O'Hare's   Shakespeare toy 
theater.
Some "grads" of Puppets: Ed Magic and workshops that she and I have 
taught have brought puppetry into HS English classes.  liz
On Sunday, May 1, 2005, at 04:32 PM, Mary Horsley wrote:

> In light of the conversation during the last few days, as I was 
> reading my Mental Retardation text today I ran across a line which 
> reads "Unfortunately, many professionals use instructional materials 
> (eg. stuffed toys and puppets) ...........common to infants and 
> toddlers...." So, even in our texts, puppets many times are deemed 
> inappropriate for older children since they may result in childlike 
> behavioral characteristics. If only people could see that puppetry is 
> theatre and just as relevant for incorporating into one's study as 
> Shakespeare!
>
>
> Mary
>
> "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
> -Walter Bagehot
> www.gentleteaching.com
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