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I'm planning on getting him in skates ASAP. Daily practices at the ice rink. Some nice costumes, eventually find a girl for him to partner with, enter a few ice dancing contests by age 7, international competitions by 12, olympics by 13, cereal box endorsements through the mid teens, and burn out by 18.
Seriously, I'd like to see if he likes hockey. When I was a kid, it seemed like every place we lived, the age for organized sports was always one year away from my age. And I really wanted to play. Then we finally moved to the south, where child endangerment is not such a big deal, and I got to play full contact football in 6th grade. In fact, I was one of the oldest on the team, our roster ranged from 4th to 6th grade.
There was an article on MSNBC stating that organized sports shouldn't start until age 12. No soccer, no bowling, no Texas Hold Em. I personally do not agree with that or like that idea. Kids are hardwired to want to play, be it in the backyard or park with a ball and some friends, or at an organized event.
Recess has been dropped by about 40% of American elementary schools. They've been replaced by reading time, quiet time, and instruction time. It's like every day is rain day in our schools.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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