Remember when the schools were all bent out of shape over having to make up weather days? I have to wonder what all the fuss was about. In the last few weeks, I've seen news reports of schools having field days; doing ropes courses; having run, skip, and jump fundraisers; going on field trips; having spring fairs; having diversity type seminars; planting gardens; having Michelle Obama recognition ceremonies because they can dance around and burn calories; and assorted other events requiring them to forego time in the classroom.
One picture showed two fifth graders on a team-building ropes course at Baylor. They may not be able to spell, do long division, be able to find the United States on a map, or read beyond a second grade level, but at least they'll be able to do it as a team!
"Learning the ropes." The Dallas Morning News; May 4, 2011; p. 4A.
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