Humanizing Interaction

I remember when my elementary school banned the game dodgeball - when I was in the 4th grade. We [the students] thought this was ridiculous. Yeah, dodgeball is kind of violent. Yeah, we could get hurt. But it was fun. I still think bans on contact sports (such as dodgeball) is ridiculous. There's something basic about fight-for-survival games, involving contact or not. And while these games may seem a little violent, these games are playful, and build strength and survival instinct—much better than any text-book or educational film ever could. School boards might as well ban talking during recess, since sometimes kids can be verbally abusive. Another cop-out, diplomatic move for the school systems, brought on by some overzealous, sheltering parent whose kid can't hack it. F double-minus.

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