Just Plain Bill
Screaming?
I live about 300
yards from an elementary school. On school days when I’m working from home, I
enjoy hearing the sounds of youthful energy coming from the playground. But,
I’m noticing an increase in the screaming that arises during recess time.
I’m sure there’s
no pain or danger involved, but I don’t remember the prevalence of screaming in
child’s play on the schoolyard during my many years of youth work and teaching.
When I taught
school for a short while last year after a break of nearly 35 years, the
elementary playgrounds where I was on duty did not seem to be filled with
screams that rose up beyond the usual expressions of excitement resulting from
winning and losing at a variety of recreational pursuits.
Could this just
be a case of age on my part? Not sure, but it takes an extra effort to not
respond to a screaming child, even if it’s on a school playground.
What do you
think?
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