We used to play Cowboys N Indians and Cops N Robbers in the school playground during recess and lunch...
Toy guns and all
Thank goodneess I wasnt born 50 years later..
BTW no child murdered or maimed another all the years I was in school...
When I was in grade school, virtually all boys carried (real) knives in their pocket. When we were bored we would play mumbley-peg on the playgrounds. No one ever was stabbed or, as I recall, even cut.
Probably end up with Federal Terrorism charges these days.
Toy guns and all
Thank goodneess I wasnt born 50 years later..
BTW no child murdered or maimed another all the years I was in school...
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At many schools, you can't even point your fingers like a gun and make the "BANG" sound. You will be suspended for it. And, recess has changed so kids can't even play anymore.
That makes two of us. We went to a Country school and the bigger boys would help the girls cut long twigs to make arrows for the bows. We never shot out anyone’s eye nor drew blood. Every boy worth his salt carried a pocket knife—nobody got stabbed nor cut. Our water came from a Spring the big kids carried to the school in a water bucket. We all used the same dipper—nobody died from Typhoid fever nor Strep throat. We even had outdoor privvies! I could go on for an hour but won’t. We had so much fun at school and we learned more than we ever did in a town school! Big kids helped the little ones etc. What a MESS we’ve made over the past 50-60 years trying to “improve” Public Education!