We would like to think that the work we're engaged in — whether it's winning gold medals or playing professional baseball or working the late hours at a law firm — is a noble cause.
"When we play, we are engaged in the purest expression of our humanity, the truest expression of our individuality.
Where free play is valued in early childhood educational settings, children rarely make contact with teachers as "they are engaged in play or other activities chosen by themselves" (Pramling Samuelsson & Johansson, 2009, p. 88).
When children are engaged in play, they are presented with various situations, interactions and challenges.
At the centre, children are engaged in play and learning activities.
"Child use of devices was less common (most children were engaged in eating, playing with other children, or playing with the 'kid's meal' toys..."...
It also makes them feel like they are engaging in play with another child, something that Mavsar feels is somewhat missing in a world where children spend so much time interacting with their devices.
Behind me, two 20-something were engaged in a constant play-by-play critique of every scene: "Why don't they just leave?
However, in the revised lesson, Nicky and Tim were observed to be distracted and did not actively and responsibly participate in completing the group activity as instructed; they were engaged in their own play.
All were engaged in solitary, repetitive activities; none was really playing, or playing with any of the others.
Its creators were engaged in a form of anarchic play that ruffled establishment taste but had little direct political effect.
