Senior expresses playground views

March 1, 2010 • Shelby Dallman  
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As a child you possessed the most imaginative mind you’ll ever have in your life. Even when you were alone you could pretend you were a princess or a king and all the stuffed animals around you were your servants. Talking to yourself, you created your own world and played all the different characters on your own with just a change of your voice.

This past year I’ve heard a lot about the remodeling of Linscott Park here in Holton. Having visited Linscott Park in the past, I know that it isn’t anything near an adventure land of jungle gyms like some city parks I’ve seen, but it has the essentials such as slides and swings.

Understanding that it would be nice to have a glorious playground where all the children could play and have fun, I also believe that there are higher priorities than this.

As a student at the high school, a majority of discussion I hear is about budget cuts. Many programs contributing to education are scheduled to be cut.  Is raising thousands of dollars for a new playground really that important when the schools are cutting thousands of dollars out of their budgets to educate children? I think someone needs to prioritize a little better.

When I was younger I didn’t need a playground to have fun; I just let my mind run free. Youth are the future, and if I were an adult I’d rather have a well -educated individual running my country rather than the person who can do the best back-flip off the monkey bars.

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