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delphipsmithA preschool in Philadelphia has prohibited its kids from acting like superheroes during recess. For realz. Because apparently the correct response to excessively rough play in five-year-olds is to BAN SUPERMAN.
The letter begins thusly:
Because yeah, IMAGINATION BAD. When I was in preschool I dressed as Batgirl for Halloween (and yes, I was adorable). Guess that won't be an option for anyone at thisre-education camp school.
More here: Preschool Bans Kids From “Super Hero Play,” Doesn’t Even Have the Decency To Do It With Proper Grammar
And here: Preschool Bans Kids From Pretending to Be Superheroes, Misses Point of Childhood Completely .
The letter begins thusly:
PARENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Recently it has been brought to our attention that the imaginations of our preschool children are becoming dangerously overactive...
Because yeah, IMAGINATION BAD. When I was in preschool I dressed as Batgirl for Halloween (and yes, I was adorable). Guess that won't be an option for anyone at this
More here: Preschool Bans Kids From “Super Hero Play,” Doesn’t Even Have the Decency To Do It With Proper Grammar
And here: Preschool Bans Kids From Pretending to Be Superheroes, Misses Point of Childhood Completely .
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Date: 2013-05-23 01:43 pm (UTC)Reminds me of something I read on the BBC: there's a school where they don't want the kids to have best friends because "the others may feel excluded."
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