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Run, Play, And Be Merry (Inspired From A Time Magazine Article)
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Run, Play, And Be Merry (Inspired From A Time Magazine Article) |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
I was inspired to write this following poem from a sad but true article in Time Magazine this week about children and how the attempt to make children geniuses by researching them on their own time is destroying their joy of play! According to a survey, in 1971, children had 40% of free time in the average day to play after school and sports. In 1997, the number has fallen to 25%. The world as a whole has taken this special time from children, and I wrote this poem to encourage parents to do what's right, and not to force a child to learn profusely on their own time when they are outside of school! Run, Play, And Be Merry By: Noah Eaton 4/29/01 A see-saw left sturdy Is another two children left busy Technology a technical disturbance Short-circuiting self-esteem, generating perturbance What ever happened to play? Building sand castles and swinging on a sunny day An average child’s fantasy to explore lost now in a cardboard box Or having the time to go fishing with dad out at the docks Half-a-heart to frolic freely A whole mind flooded with endless priorities Kids boat-loaded with homework Joy’s dry-dock flooded by stress, Magellan of destiny rocking in rough waters Children’s happiness at risk, their reasons convulsed Legitimate prodigies don’t grow on trees, in a great love they will grow Stealing youth’s essence is one of life’s greatest convictions Recreation builds a child’s preamble to their dream life sensation Albert Einstein a true genius icon Researching with his imagination, playing with thoughts Einsteins of the future coping with the coped Forced to think under peer pressure, endangering their health and hope Please give your child the time to enjoy youth’s treasures It’s play that makes a child smarter, encouragement follows from pleasure Everybody is young at heart, let your children make the best of it Keep cool, stay in school, and let play be children’s special time, free of artificial flavors and preservatives |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
I've seen it happen time and time again. Teachers pay depends on how high their students score on state tests and parents expect children to do good to impress their friends. Then parents are at wits end when their children reach burn out before they're old enough to drive. Sad when children can't be children!!! |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Even sadder to me is an adult that can't be a child! The best part of my life is playing with my granddaughter, and sometimes I get as dirty as she does. This article is absurd, if children do not learn to play there is no joy, and without joy, there is nothing! Well done, and well said. Please visit me at my new homepage: |
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Amuse_mi Member
since 2001-04-22
Posts 110 |
PLay...what's play?  A.M. |
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