Remember recess? At my school, recess was survival of the fittest.
Or get out of their way. I avoided the ever-present game of dodgeball,
and avoided getting kicked in the head by someone on the monkey bars,
the people with perpetual blisters on their hands. Instead, with my
other geeky friends I caught ladybugs or picked blades of grass or
peeled twigs. Boy, recess was so much fun!
But now, some nosy adults want to step in and manage recess.
No longer a semi-violent, Lord-of-the-Flies free-for-all, recess now is
going to be a "golden opportunity to boost children's fitness"!
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