Just through - bit sad to read this somehow . . .
CLASSROOM ANTICS
Traditional school pastimes like writing notes, birthday bumps and marbles are on the verge of dying out as kids ditch them in favour of gadgets, according to new research.
Other playground and classroom antics on the verge of extinction include making rubber band balls, collecting stickers and making daisy chains.
Researchers found children now prefer to text friends, listen to music or play games on their mobile phones.
The statistics emerged in a study of 2,000 parents and children by Stabilo, which produces handwriting instruments specially designed for children.
Top 20 antics from 25 years ago -
1. Pass notes around class
2. Write on desks
3. Marbles
4. Collect stickers
5. Make daisy chains
6. Skip
7. Hopscotch
8. Bumps on birthdays
9. Write lines as punishment
10. British Bulldog
11. Paper, Scissors, Stone
12. Swap things with friends
13. Cat's Cradle
14. Kiss Chase
15. Make paper aeroplanes
16. Chinese whispers
17. Ring-a-ring of roses
18. Flick rubber bands
19. Arm wrestling
20. Make a rubber band ball
Top 20 antics kids do today -
1. Text friends
2. Surf the internet
3. Listen to music on an MP3 player
4. Pass notes around class
5. Make calls on a mobile phone
6. Play games on a mobile phone
7. Swap things
8. Play handheld video games
9. Collect stickers
10. Go on social networking sites such as Facebook/Myspace
11. Skip
12. Email friends
13. Paper, Scissors Stone,
14. Talk to friends on MSN
15. Make paper aeroplanes
16. Write or draw on desks
17. Hopscotch
18. Make daisy chains
19. Flick rubber bands
20. Thumb wars
No comments:
Post a Comment