beobachten (observe)

its a beautiful day here today - cant help gazing outside :)

1. its 'break time' for the kids at Merian Schule, and they are out playing in the small play area outside the school:
   - sliding down the slides...
   - hanging on parallel bars
   - run around the place chasing each other
   - the girls playing with a skipping rope
   - hop scotch...
   - jumping down from stairs
   While the world of 'computer' games have advanced so much, the things kids do outdoors has not.
2. while most kids are playing, some of 'em wearing florescent vests have put a chain and guarding the boundary of the play area and the road beside - ensuring that the kids dont run on to the street.
   - Discipline! and saftey! I recall my days of being a 'prefect' in school and had to ensure all my fellow students formed their lines properly...none were left behind.
3. the break lasts for 10 minutes, all the kids go into the school except the ones wearing the florescent vests - one brings out a can, the others bring out long sticks...its their duty to pick up pieces of  junk/scrap - dump them in the can, place their equipments in the storage area beside the cycle stand then go back into the school.
   Its great to see how early this orientation to clean up and clean up yourself is instilled. Perhaps thats where 'civic' sense training needs to start - early, in school (and at home ofcourse)