The school district in Edina, Minn.,
has hired a consulting firm at a cost of $30,000. This is not unusual, as many
consultants are hired all the time to offer their expertise on various
subjects. However, the firm hired by the Minnesota school district describes itself
as a “Recess Consultant.”
Wait. What?! The school system spent
30 grand for expert advice about the subject of … recess? Holy moly! The
company is called Playworks, and to quote the news story, they explain that
“recess can be more inclusive and beneficial to children if it’s more structured
and if phrases like, ‘Hey, you’re out!’ are replaced with ‘good job’ or ‘nice
try.’”
Oh my. You’ve probably heard of the
term “helicopter parents,” which describes parents who “hover” over their kids
constantly, and won’t let them do anything on their own. Well, there’s another
term I recently heard: Generation Wuss. It was used to describe the fragile snowflakes
attending college nowadays who have a melt-down whenever they face adversity,
such as hearing an idea they do not agree with.
Based on what’s happening in
elementary schools in Minnesota (and no doubt this will spread across the
country), it look like the next generation of college students will be just as
wussified, if not more so.
Man, if our country ever experiences a
major crisis, such as a military invasion by a foreign power or the loss of the
electric grid, I’d rather be in a foxhole with a gimpy geezer with a shotgun than
with a 23-year-old strapping young momma’s boy, who probably will spend the
whole time whining that he can’t find a wifi signal.
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