He told his father that he wanted to use the time for studying and reading books and playing with other kids.

NEWYORKER: Town of Cats

As a child, she had sometimes walked around the graveyard during lunch break, when the other kids were playing, and she had made a point of reading all the names on the stones.

NEWYORKER: The Bell Ringer

Growing up, while the other kids in her neighborhood were out playing hide and seek, Barbara would be inside listening to opera on the radio.

WHITEHOUSE: Kennedy Center Honorees at The White House 2011

What is different from other sporting events is that here the kids are playing with technology and learning to appreciate science, engineering and mathematics by putting it into practice.

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