Thursday, December 6, 2012

Oh, physical education.....

It really is an accurate description when people call sports a substitution for war. Today it struck me when we were playing kickball in P.E. Friends turn against friends as every single play, call, or hiccup is challenged and used as an excuse for saying the other team had an unfair advantage. Sounding petty is no concern to any boy or girl as we verbally duke it out tooth and nail: "That's a bunt! They've been bunting the entire time when we were told that bunting wasn't allowed!" "Bobby! You just slide tackled Sally to get to third base! Wait, why are you still running? She's on the ground clutching her ankle!" Also, any years of taking rhetoric go down the mental drain as any eloquence leaves our speech. Reminiscent of third grade and below, good argument doesn't get what you want, but yelling louder than anyone else does.
I really think that this video portrays a much more mature way of handling P.E. conflicts....

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