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in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 10/15/05 3:01 PM:

On 14-Oct-2005, "KMAN" wrote:

That's the outcome of the professionalization of recreation.

And you claim that you don't denigrate professionals.

You're so full of ****, Keenan.

Mike

That's KMAN. And you are full of rage, it seems. Or certainly the inability
to have a discussion without resorting to personal attacks.

How am I denigrating professionals? I'm a professional myself. Although I am
pretty good at auto mechanics, I take my car to a professional. And I speak
highly of their work. I have a lawyer and an accountant. I speak highly of
them and their work too.

But I don't think the professionalization of recreation is a good thing.
It's supposed to be recreation, not work that happens outside!

I feel sorry for many children today who find themselves professionally
scheduled for every waking hour. They are in leagues and lessons, rushed
from one to the other, and nobody ever just goes out and plays anymore. It's
not healthy. And some of the attitudes express here are consistent with that
same problem - the thinking that learning without a professional instructor
is somehow inferior. I find it sad.