I feel like as a teacher of first graders, this one was spot on professionally. I think that our children are already getting less unstructured socialization than ever before and it really shows. Kids do not know how to problem-solve, conflict-resolve, turn-take, etc without constant adult intervention. Some parents try to provide this through scheduled organized sports and activities, but it doesn't replace free play, which is scarcely provided at school. I think the worst thing we can do for kids is take away more of this critical part of development.
