Some interesting media issues posted by Jim Underwood, former Adjunct Instructor, Communication Department, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL. Many posts are by former students in his Introduction to Mass Communication class.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Goodbye to Childhood Favorites
Games that our generation had grown up on such as dodgeball are now being banned in schools as part of an anti bullying movement.
The world is not as bad as it seems. I believe that adults are overreacting a little bit. How are children supposed to have fun? I think that not allowing kids to do certain things is one of the factors for kids being addicted to technology and overweight.
My high school did not ban dodgeball but the P.E. classes were told to now allow the game of Dodgeball past my freshman year. I think the main reason for the banning of the game of Dodgeball is because of those kids who go past a certain limit with their strength of hit and who they hit. Those kids who get hit either, think they're a target or were hit to hard, which then leads to those kids telling a teacher or principal that dodgeball is not safe and he or she is a target. It only takes on person to get hit and their parent to complain to ban such a traditional american game.
The world is not as bad as it seems. I believe that adults are overreacting a little bit. How are children supposed to have fun? I think that not allowing kids to do certain things is one of the factors for kids being addicted to technology and overweight.
ReplyDeleteMy high school did not ban dodgeball but the P.E. classes were told to now allow the game of Dodgeball past my freshman year. I think the main reason for the banning of the game of Dodgeball is because of those kids who go past a certain limit with their strength of hit and who they hit. Those kids who get hit either, think they're a target or were hit to hard, which then leads to those kids telling a teacher or principal that dodgeball is not safe and he or she is a target. It only takes on person to get hit and their parent to complain to ban such a traditional american game.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kat's view.
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