The World on a Comfy Blanket

So I often don't talk about recent news and what not (mainly because of my lack of paying attention or watching the news) but today I read something that made me mad. I was flipping through the Time magazine, looking at the pictures and seeing if they sparked a good topic, when i see the headline: "Danger! Kids Playing Tag" So I humored it and read the 202 worded article.

Now I can't do much better than to just let you read it for yourself:

Game over for students in Attleboro, Mass., who yelled "You're it!" one final time at Willett Elementary School last week. The school has forbidden tag--as well as touch football and all other "chase" games--during recess, a move that made national headlines. As in schools from South Carolina to Wyoming that have implemented similar bans recently, Attleboro administrators cite fears that children could get hurt and their parents might sue. According to some parents, another factor was concern that such games could hurt self-esteem if, say, one kid were always "it."

The Attleboro ban drew instant criticism--and not just from playground libertarians and young players. "It's not the right route to take," says Charlene Burgenson, executive director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, who believes tag is "exactly the type of activity that is appropriate at recess." It won't harm kids "physically or psychologically," she says, and argues that the exercise could even help, given the rising rates of obesity among young people.

Tag players shouldn't lose all hope, since grownups often change their minds. In the Spokane, Wash., school district, which banned tag at recess last school year, the game is still being played--as part of the P.E. curriculum. - By ELISABETH SALEMME

I included the whole thing in case you wanted to read it. But the bold parts I find most important. I just cannot believe that school are banning tag. I mean i could possibly understand Fluff because maybe its not healthy, but TAG?! Our nation is becoming so wrapped up in lawsuits and overly protective parents that the up coming ages are being handed the world in a Comfy Blanket.

A basic game of tag allows for you to run and be socially active. So maybe the kid falls and scrapes his knee. Kid will be kids, and they need to experience some pain. You can't sue a school for your child's own mistake. By everyone suing, the kids now a days no longer get to experience what it's like to be kids, and are now being restrained from doing physical activities that may hurt them.

I believe if that how we are thinking, start selling bubbles, because any physical activity comes risks and dangers, but with the amount of obesity settling in the US, I think the more physical exercise these kids get, the better!

But soon you will be able to stub your toe in your house, and you can sue your carpenter for putting the step there.

It's just ridiculous.

Now I am tired. Long day. Got to do a little more studying, then bed!

Night All!!



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