Signs of the times

Public schools today (at least in my neighborhood) are about replacing personal responsibility with layers of rules. Key is avoiding anything that might result in a scraped knee, a hurt feeling or anything that might actually challenge a child to learn how to cope with life. Here we have it folks—a spacious playground where the only thing missing is the Valium dispenser. Don’t forget to smile—that’s the rule! This photo sums it up for me as the tip of the iceberg, but maybe I’m just nuts, because I’ve yet to meet a parent who finds this sign bothersome at all.

Learning-free zone