My latest assignment was to interpret an article and create an illustration for it. The article I chose is called Playtime Is Over, written by David Elkind for the NY times. He writes about the growing problem of bullying, teasing and discrimination in schools and how the school system is trying to address it. He goes on to say that the rise in bullying is in part caused by the decreasing amount of time children spend playing with other children.
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Really? I don't remember NOT being bullied in school. If it's worse now than it was before, than kids really DO need help. My question is, though, why are kids playing less with other children?
ReplyDeleteAs for 'recess coaches'. Aughh. Jailing children even more because a few people got hurt? I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but 'nanny-state' comes to mind.