John Lee

President, Allandale Farm

...diversions don’t create imagination or foster creative learning. They don’t instill the thrill of discovery or the joys of freedom.

<img class="size-large wp-image-33007" src="https://media.wbur.org/wp/2016/03/LEE-John-Play-Banner.jpg" alt="(Annie Spratt/Unsplash)" width="592" height="324" /> <em>John Lee: "...ideal play is unbounded."</em> (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

Feeling a live and wild animal wriggle in one’s palm is a different experience from seeing specimens in a controlled environment.

Hey Kids! Go Outside, Already

No Fooling: Children Need Unbounded Outdoor Play

John Lee: "Enough with schedules and choreographed commitments. Summers, afternoons and weekends are for creative play and exploration." (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)