《玩耍是最认真的学习》本书作者彼得·格雷是美国波士顿学院的心理学教授，他的儿子由于无法适应传统学校的规训，被迫选择进入了一所十分“另类”的学校。通过对人类学的研究，彼得·格雷将我们学习的本能追溯到远古的狩猎-采集文化时期，并重新思考有关环境条件和儿童的自我教育能力。作者写这本书的初衷，是希望能将孩子们从学校的强制性教育当中解放出来，并为他们创造一个能够zui大化发挥自我学习能力的环境，让每个孩子都能拥有一个快乐的童年。关键的核心就一个字：玩。家长和学校要做的非常简单，那就是“什么也不做”，放任孩子自由自在地去玩耍，以好奇心为引导，以兴趣为驱动，做自己人生的主人。甚至就连玩电脑游戏，都不是毫无裨益的。

　　“玩耍”的本质就是：远离成人。与其他孩子玩耍，孩子们才能学会自己做决定，控制自己的情绪和冲动，从他人的角度看问题，与他人交涉差异，结交朋友。玩耍是孩子们学会掌控自己生活、学习独立生活的前提和手段。

　　如果你能够把人生看作是一场从小玩到大的游戏，就能理解为什么会玩的孩子才更有可能在未来获得成功。

　　这本书关于学习的认识颠覆了我们以往的认知，人类学研究表明，孩子的学习不是大人教会的，而是通过“玩耍”自学而成的。

　　这本书重锤教育内卷，批判学校教育，给所有人带来巨大的认知冲击和对未来的启示。不管身为父母还是教育者，都要思考一个问题：已经到来的AI时代，让每个人都不得不反思自己工作的价值。我们今天的教育要做何改变，才能让孩子在未来社会中安身立足？

　　作者简介

　　彼得·格雷

　　他是美国顶级发展心理学家，波士顿学院心理系教授，同时也是一位跨学科研究学者，致力于教育发展学的生物基础研究。

　　他是“受到zui多常春藤大学指定”的心理学教科书《心理学（Psychology第五版的作者；他还为《今日心理学》（PsychologyToday）杂志官方网站撰写了名为“自由学习”的专栏博客。

　　他经常以儿童心理发展学家的身份应邀担任广播和电视节目的嘉宾，如美国国家公共广播电台（NPR）、《今日秀》节目（TheTodayShow）和CNN国际新闻网（CNNInternational）。

"Play is the most serious learning" book author Peter Gray is a professor of psychology at Boston College in the United States, his son is unable to adapt to the traditional school discipline, forced to choose to enter a very "alternative" school. Through the study of anthropology, Peter Gray traces our instinct for learning back to ancient hunter-gatherer cultures and rethinks information about environmental conditions and children's ability to educate themselves. The original intention of the author of this book is to liberate children from compulsory education in school, and create an environment for them to maximize their self-learning ability, so that every child can have a happy childhood. The key core is one word: play. What parents and schools have to do is very simple, that is, "do nothing", allow children to play freely, guided by curiosity, driven by interest, and be the master of their own life. Even playing computer games is not useless.

The essence of "play" is this: away from adults. By playing with other children, children learn to make their own decisions, control their own emotions and impulses, see things from the perspective of others, negotiate differences with others, and make friends. Play is the prerequisite and means for children to learn to control their own lives and learn to live independently.

If you can think of life as a game played from childhood to adulthood, you can understand why children who play are more likely to succeed in the future.

This book's understanding of learning subverts our previous cognition, anthropological research shows that children's learning is not taught by adults, but through "play" self-taught.

This book focuses on the inner volume of education and criticizes school education, bringing great cognitive impact and inspiration for the future to all. Whether as parents or educators, there is a problem to consider: the era of AI has arrived, so that everyone has to reflect on the value of their work. What changes do we need to make to our education today so that our children will have a foothold in the society of the future?

About the author

Peter Gray

He is a leading developmental psychologist in the United States, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Boston College, and an interdisciplinary research scholar who focuses on the biological basis of educational development.

He is the author of Psychology 5th Edition, an "Ivy League-accredited" psychology textbook; he also writes a column called "Free Learning" for the official website of PsychologyToday magazine.

He is a frequent guest as a child developmental psychologist on radio and television programs such as NPR, TheTodayShow, and CNNInternational.