Our poor children

in the early morning on Tuesday, the 31st of July 2007 by Chad

He can thank Michael Cohill, a toy designer and enthusiast, whose marble seminar Joseph attended at a youth fair a few weeks ago. Cohill considers himself something of a pied piper of the game, having taught it to thousands of children at schools, parks and scout meetings. They have the exact same experience kids did with marbles a hundred years ago,â€ said Cohill, 52.
Well, not exactly. Back then, children didnâ€™t need to take seminars to learn to play a no-tech, simple game. In the era of micro-managed play dates, overstuffed after-school schedules, cuts to recess and parents terrified of injuries, lawsuits and predators, many traditional childhood games have become lost arts, as antique as the concept of idle time.

Needing consultants and seminars to learn to play… games. Like marbles. That’s what he’s talking about. Marbles.