February 20, 2006
Tag! You're It!
Well...it seems that the anti-fun police have struck again, this time at Adams Elementary in Spokane, WA. Apparently, Principal Mary Perrizo-Weber decided that there was a dire problem of children being "coerced" into playing tag. Yep, you see, if one child runs up to another and touches him while simultaneously voicing the phrase "Tag! You're It!," that is coercion. Therefore, out of fear of multi-billion dollar anti-Tag lawsuits that are apparently sweeping the nation and in order to keep children safe from anything that might resemble competition or fun, she banned it (video on Fox News).
Fortunately for potential future victims of schoolyard skullduggery, she rejected the obviously ridiculous petition circulated by 3rd Grader Kuby Boyd and signed by 45 other potential bullies which suggested that those playing the game too aggressively be punished. Thank goodness she had the fortitude to stand fast against such pressure. I mean really, do you know how bad it makes kids feel when they are being punished for doing something wrong. They could be scarred for life. It is much better to just nip any problems in the bud before they could happen.
However, for some reason she has seen fit to continue allowing children to play football. At least she has banned them from running when they play it. Who knows what kind of self-esteem damage could be suffered by a child that could not run as fast as the other children. That is the kind of thing that creates future serial killers. In fact, it is well known that Ted Bundy once lost a race from the fence to jungle gym in 4th grade. The rest is history.
Posted by LibertyDog at February 20, 2006 06:03 PM | TrackBackFirst it's tag, then playing house for Kindergarteners (which is called family life center here), and then when everyone thinks the worst has been done to public education, they will introduce Islamic Jihad into Pre-K.
Yep, Tag is harmful.
Posted by Tish at February 20, 2006 07:25 PM
Just another educator with a degree minus the education or in plain language, another person too stupid to function anywhere except as a teacher. Those who can do, those who can't, teach.
Posted by scrapiron at February 21, 2006 12:54 AM
How about this for a plan:
1. You don't have to have an MA in Ed to become a principal.
2. You have to have a JD.
3. If 2. above is made the standard, then all school administrators could tell all the other lawyers to shove it. They wouldn't be so timid about running schools with common sense.
4. It'll will never happen. The NEA and all Lefty folks are like termites in old wooden houses. They've found a real home. Are all teachers and administrators bad? No. I suspect that the majority are just bailing so fast that they've not the time to STOP the dumbing down and the "caving" that is routinuely done.
5. I rather think that very many graduated from the Neville Chamberlain School of Education.
Posted by tad at February 21, 2006 10:06 AM
in order to keep children safe from anything that might resemble competition or fun, she banned it
According to this story the ban was already in effect before Mary Weber ever became principle. She just reminded the students of the ban.
Posted by E. Nonee Moose at February 21, 2006 11:40 AM
