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Good News, Bad News
July 29, 2013
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, "What are you going through?
-Simone Weil
-Simone Weil
The inspiring news was about Beep Baseball, which is softball for the visually impaired. In brief, here is how it works: a non-visually-impaired pitcher on the same team as the batting team serves up pitches with a beeping softball. When the batter hits the ball, she or he runs to a beeping base while the six fielders are seeking to gain control of the ball. If the runner gets to the base before they gain control, that is a run; if the fielders gain control first, that's an out. The Beep Baseball World Series has been held annually for 36 years.
The depressing story was about the National Basketball championship for second graders ("Final Four for the Four Foot Set," Time, July 22, 2013). The coach of last year's national champion second grade team ("Maryland's Finest") explained that the goal is to identify prospects early — "If we pick them up in the fourth, fifth, sixth grade, they already have bad habits. It's too little, too late." I try never to express opinions in ExchangeEveryDay, but this is really alarming.
Four Great Resources on Wellness
For today only, each of these four Exchange resources can be purchased at a 10% discount or purchase all 4 and get a 25% discount:
Turn-Key Training: Preventing Obesity and Promoting Wellness
Child obesity is at epidemic levels. One-third of the children in America are carrying too much weight. Early childhood programs can lead the way in educating young children and their parents on the importance of diet and exercise. This Turn-Key Training Program will give early childhood educators the knowledge base and practical strategies they need to make a difference.
Big Body Play: Why Boisterous, Vigorous, and Very Physical Play is Essential to Children's Development and Learning
Everyone benefits when big body play is accepted as developmental and is supervised by knowledgeable adults. Big Body Play is a wonderful resource, a straightforward guide to assist teachers in understanding and promoting rough-and-tumble play. Such play is one of the first steps children take in development of the physical skills they will need to be physically active throughout life.
Healthy Children, Healthy Lives
Early childhood is a critical time in human development. Understanding and supporting children's wellness early on can make the greatest impact on physical, social and emotional, and cognitive health throughout childhood and adulthood.
Play - A Beginnings Workshop Book
Beginnings Workshop books are invaluable resources for staff training. This book contains many articles that address play in-depth and is written by top experts in the field such as Elizabeth Jones, Sandra Waite-Stupiansky , Jim Greenman, Sally Cartwright, Dennie Palmer Wolf, Kathleen Evans, Gretchen Reynolds, Doris Pronin Fromberg, and many others.
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Displaying 1 CommentOMEP-USA
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Second grade recruitment-actually this type of thing has been going on for years. If you've ever wondered why Florida universities produce such strong football teams, it is most likely because fully-dressed football teams including very young players play in full uniform in VERY hot weather. My grandson who still lives in Florida at 22, was probably 7 or 8 when he played on a team near his home; I have a photograph. I watched a game and thought then, "If you start kids at this age, you are bound to discover some who are highly capable at running and throwing. You just keep grooming the best ones and voila!-10 years later you have teams in the top 10 NCAA schools (Florida State, Florida & Miami, and now one other Florida team have been very good for many years). And I doubt that Florida is the only state in which this has been going on for a long time.
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