Poll: Is Kickball too Dangerous?
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http://www.teenviolencestatistics.com/content/youth-violence-statistics.htmlMacgyvercas said:
We aren't wimps.
EDIT: Granted the majority of the little bastards are out to be douche bags. But It's the age, we were all obnoxious at one point.
OT: What? No? What makes you say that!
Personally, ALL of school Gym class is dangerous, but more emotionally. They should just remove Gym from schools and be done with it.
And dont try to say it helps prevent kids from getting fat. It doesnt. It just makes fat kids more depressed. And dont get me started on the effects of Gym on LGBT youth.
And dont try to say it helps prevent kids from getting fat. It doesnt. It just makes fat kids more depressed. And dont get me started on the effects of Gym on LGBT youth.
I'm confused. What are the effects of gym on LGBT youth? I didn't have any trouble, neither did any of the openly gay kids.Saelune said:
And it does combat obesity, according to the New England Journal of Medicine anyway.[footnote]http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/06/obesity-decreases-with-better-school-food.html[/footnote]
The thing is, in the US, if it is something that would be a hot button issue, chances are it won't get banned or it could take many many years and be phased out so slowly people won't know it happened until it has.Nouw said:
Since kickball isn't a major sport, it isn't a big enough issue if it is removed.
The real problem here is the alarming fact that more and more normal school/camp activities of old are being removed because there is even the slightest chance that a kid can get hurt.
The schools/camps are also doing this because of the sue-happy nature of the country. Less sports where a kid can get hurt and the school wrongfully sued, the better.
Heck now a days, at some schools, kids can't bring anything that has peanuts in it for lunch(so no peanut butter and jelly), because of the fear that the one kid that has the allergy will by some fluke eat the food of the other kid, and then the school gets sued by the parents.
In some schools they are banning kids bringing specialty foods like fast foods or pricey or "unhealthy" snacks. It is a wrongful and fascist way of schools trying to change how parents feed their kids. They also try to hide under some bull that they don't want the poor kids to get jealous of the kids that get to have what they want for lunch, instead of the cheap and gross school food. I really fear for the system if that last reason isn't a cover up for the fascist diet control stuff.
Back on the kickball, yes, it can be dangerous, but accidents happen, it is a part of life.
I remember way back in grade school, one of the girls in my class was the ball-roller/pitcher; she rolled it and one of the strongest kids in class kicked it so hard and at a perfect angle that it flew right back and smashed into her face. The girl blacked-out and fell to the ground, and had to be taken to the nurse.
But still, it was an accident. Shit happens. We've got to stop accident-proofing things that aren't extremely harmful, physically or mentally. It's like the push to remove violence from cartoons, now, there are far less good or great cartoons today then there were back in the day. Some of the ones today look like the creators were smoking something when creating them, more so than some of the weird ones from back in the day.
Boy, I'm starting to show my age.
Pain is our second greatest teacher, and if children lose that teacher then we sure as shit can't rely on the teachers that they have in schools now, they are idiots.
I'm serious. Have you learned not to do something again by being told not to do it? of course not! you went and gone done stupid shit, got hurt, and either did it again because you thought it was fun or you learned not to do it again because it hurt. Kickball on the other hand is a fun type of pain, it hurts so good! I don't care what those idiots say, if children forget what pain is, when they face it as adults they will whine so much that there is no point to having a future for the human race.
I'm serious. Have you learned not to do something again by being told not to do it? of course not! you went and gone done stupid shit, got hurt, and either did it again because you thought it was fun or you learned not to do it again because it hurt. Kickball on the other hand is a fun type of pain, it hurts so good! I don't care what those idiots say, if children forget what pain is, when they face it as adults they will whine so much that there is no point to having a future for the human race.
The article mentions rules being scrapped and simply using the rules outdoor camps use. Which includes things like having a nurse on hand.Sonic Doctor said:
So yeah. It's not so much about "OMG NO KICKBALL, YOU MIGHT GET HURT" as "these activities can result in fairly serious injuries. If you want your camp to do them you need a nurse". It also helps shield the business from lawsuits if you've got a five year old who dies from not being taken to a hospital because no one there is trained to recognize a concussion.
Did I explicitly say openly gay? If Im wrong, then I must be the exception, since it did not help curb my weight issues, and I almost did not pass HS because I refused to ever go into the locker room and thus did not change. I still did all the stuff though, but its all for naught when Im not in sweats or whatever.Dags90 said:
Even if they never remove it from school, it should NEVER hold a student back.
No. I mentioned myself and openly gay students to make the point that I've never observed any problems relating to people being openly gay in my high school locker room. Nor did I have any problems as a closeted student. And I honestly can't say I never eyed up anyone, either. So it had some perks.Saelune said:
I almost failed gym because of attendance, but that had more to do with timing than anything else.
I don't think they are too dangerous at all.
I played those games when I was younger and had a good time and never once got injured in any way remotely serious.
Hell I thinks kids need to play those games more often, it makes for good exercise and making new friends.(I should have played them more often)
A scraped knee builds character.
I played those games when I was younger and had a good time and never once got injured in any way remotely serious.
Hell I thinks kids need to play those games more often, it makes for good exercise and making new friends.(I should have played them more often)
A scraped knee builds character.
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Just so people can see this isnt just an American thing.
I am reminded of the episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! about violent video games, when they talk about all of the injuries and deaths that have been caused as a result of football.
Are they going to restrict football? Of course not. People need to shut up and let kids have fun.
Are they going to restrict football? Of course not. People need to shut up and let kids have fun.
Man, I remember when my toys could kill me and the day was wasted without skinned knees and at least one new bruise. What the hell happened?
How come they try so hard to get kids to play outside when they limit their options as they do it? These games are no more dangerous then kids going outside in the first place. Hell football causes brain damage over a period of time but you don't see many people complaining about kids playing it. Also how the fuck is freeze tag not safe? It's the same god damn thing as regular tag and the only dangerous thing is kids freezing in uncomfortable positions but a smart kid would readjust himself so he wouldn't hurt himself. Injuries do happen but they're usually some one skinning their knee. The only kid who had an exception of that was me as I broke my teeth a couple of months ago playing dodge ball but that's just what happened.