Comments on: And there’ll be no reading in the library, either http://carolinemgrant.com/2006/10/and-therell-be-no-reading-in-the-library-either.html Writer & Editor Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Anonymous http://carolinemgrant.com/2006/10/and-therell-be-no-reading-in-the-library-either.html/comment-page-1#comment-1880 Anonymous Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:58:22 +0000 http://www.foodthought.org/foodthought/?p=471#comment-1880 Yikes! As I was searching for elementary education teacher blogs I kept running across a bit of news-- apparently some schools have outlawed "tag" and other games that could potentially cause injury to their students (like, one assumes, pretty much any physical activity) to avoid lawsuits. It sounds like that might not be the motivation for your school's decision, but what an unfortunate trend. I can't imagine being a young kid who isn't allowed to let off steam during recess (or their teacher!)<br /><br />That said, when I was in elementary school our rcess only lasted ten minutes, it was always inside the school gym, and consisted entirely of a game called "Two-square." I shudder to remember it! Yikes! As I was searching for elementary education teacher blogs I kept running across a bit of news– apparently some schools have outlawed “tag” and other games that could potentially cause injury to their students (like, one assumes, pretty much any physical activity) to avoid lawsuits. It sounds like that might not be the motivation for your school’s decision, but what an unfortunate trend. I can’t imagine being a young kid who isn’t allowed to let off steam during recess (or their teacher!)

That said, when I was in elementary school our rcess only lasted ten minutes, it was always inside the school gym, and consisted entirely of a game called “Two-square.” I shudder to remember it!

]]> By: Lilian http://carolinemgrant.com/2006/10/and-therell-be-no-reading-in-the-library-either.html/comment-page-1#comment-1881 Lilian Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:06:08 +0000 http://www.foodthought.org/foodthought/?p=471#comment-1881 Oh, wow, those rules are "tough" to say the least... I love your title. Oh, wow, those rules are “tough” to say the least… I love your title.

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