How Long to Read You Can’t Say You Can’t Play

How Long Does it Take to Read You Can’t Say You Can’t Play?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read You Can’t Say You Can’t Play by Vivian Gussin Paley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Who of us cannot remember the pain and humiliation of being rejected by our classmates? However thick-skinned or immune to such assaults we may become as adults, the memory of those early exclusions is as palpable to each of us today as it is common to human experience. We remember the uncertainty of separating from our home and entering school as strangers and, more than the relief of making friends, we recall the cruel moments of our own isolation as well as those children we knew were destined to remain strangers. In this book Vivian Paley employs a unique strategy to probe the moral dimensions of the classroom. She departs from her previous work by extending her analysis to children through the fifth grade, all the while weaving remarkable fairy tale into her narrative description. Paley introduces a new rule—“You can’t say you can’t play”—to her kindergarten classroom and solicits the opinions of older children regarding the fairness of such a rule. We hear from those who are rejected as well as those who do the rejecting. One child, objecting to the rule, says, “It will be fairer, but how are we going to have any fun?” Another child defends the principle of classroom bosses as a more benign way of excluding the unwanted. In a brilliant twist, Paley mixes fantasy and reality, and introduces a new voice into the debate: Magpie, a magical bird, who brings lonely people to a place where a full share of the sun is rightfully theirs. Myth and morality begin to proclaim the same message and the schoolhouse will be the crucible in which the new order is tried. A struggle ensues and even the Magpie stories cannot avoid the scrutiny of this merciless pack of social philosophers who will not be easily caught in a morality tale. You Can’t Say You Can’t Play speaks to some of our most deeply held beliefs. Is exclusivity part of human nature? Can we legislate fairness and still nurture creativity and individuality? Can children be freed from the habit of rejection? These are some of the questions. The answers are to be found in the words of Paley’s schoolchildren and in the wisdom of their teacher who respectfully listens to them.

How long is You Can’t Say You Can’t Play?

You Can’t Say You Can’t Play by Vivian Gussin Paley is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read You Can’t Say You Can’t Play Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read You Can’t Say You Can’t Play aloud.

What Reading Level is You Can’t Say You Can’t Play?

You Can’t Say You Can’t Play is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy You Can’t Say You Can’t Play?

You Can’t Say You Can’t Play by Vivian Gussin Paley is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

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