Charles Sykes has a few things to say about adult supervision:
The Duke of Wellington once said (perhaps apocryphally) that “the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton” — reflecting his view that competitive sports shape a nation’s character.At this point we had better hope that’s not true about America, unless we plan on going to war against an enemy who also values non-competitive, risk-free, self-esteem-building play activities for its young.
(Hat tip to Neofusionist.)