It was striking seeing the children play and interact at the Children’s School this past Wednesday.  A particular interaction I saw was children putting together their blocks and the way they interacted.  Initially they seem to want full autonomy, as often times they take building their blocks into their own hands.  As an example, I witnessed one boy attempting to put together blocks in a manner which was clearly unstable, however he was determined to put the pieces together in his own way.  Upon his failure, as he put a large rectangular block over square ones, he allowed for another child to help, however not directly still.  He told her exactly how he wanted them to be placed until it was just functional enough for him to stand and proclaim his victory.