Michael Blowhard rightly asks, What kind of adults are these kids going to grow up to be? From Not it!:
Some traditional childhood games are disappearing from school playgrounds because educators say they’re dangerous.Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Spokane, Wash., banned tag at recess this year. Others, including a suburban Charleston, S.C., school, dumped contact sports such as soccer and touch football.
In other cities, including Wichita; San Jose, Calif.; Beaverton, Ore.; and Rancho Santa Fe., Calif., schools took similar actions earlier.
These kids are not going to grow up to hold the pass against Xerxes’ Immortals.