Teacher involvement in play has been a controversial
subject for many years. A longstanding tradition
(20)---- early childhood education dictates that teachers
should not interfere in children’s play. This tradition
(21)---- the psychoanalytic view that play’s main function
is to enable children to work out their inner conflicts.
(22)---- this view, the teacher’s role was to set the stage
for play and to observe children. The teachers could
then (23)---- monitor their play for clues about their
emotional adjustment. However, teachers were
cautioned never to interfere with children’s play
(24)---- such interference might disrupt play, inhibit
children from revealing their true feelings and reduce
play’s therapeutic benefits