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OK, here is a different take on this issue. People are assuming that schools are depriving students of free play, that kids these days have no fun.
Well, I say that kids are so overstructured these days that they have no clue how to act when they have free time, or even free thinking space.
This is part of my developing "Gameboy Theory," that we are raising(as a society) canned children who get everything in small, difgestible doses and are rarely asked to think for themselves.
Add to this the concept of "Time on Learning." This is an offshoot of the ever-popular No Child Left Behind Act, which decrees that children must not have a single moment of their school time that is not focused on a curriculum framework.
Study halls? Oh, no!!! Enrichment blocks. Extra classes for teachers to prepare for, when they used to be able to meet with kids who needed extra help, when motivated kids could get their homework done, and when procrastinating kids could just, heaven forbid, relax for half an hour.
So, what I see is a group of children who cannot play tag anymore because they cannot play anymore, period.
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Just as an update, I heard on the radio (one of those quick news blerbs in between music sets) this morning that it isn't just tag that has been banned but any student touching another student during the recess time.
I agree with whomever voiced that it isn't the school/faculty's fault and I also agree that many students don't know how to enjoy free time. I think instead of removing the free time, that games should be taught either during recess and/or during P.E. time until spontaneous (and appropriate) games are happening on the playground.
(We had to do this at the school that I taught in and it took some time but it was effective and we had 3 recesses a day...we taught the rules to hop scotch, four square, kick ball, buddy tag *gasp*, and we explained what appropriate/inappropriate touch included).
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Um, hello? That is the French spelling of our state. I was impressed that Flying Cow gave us the respect to assume we would know that. Apparently, that respect went unappreciated. Sad, that.
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