That same afternoon, as I stood watching my seven year-old daughter at the playground while playing a mental game with myself by seeing how long I could go without checking my Blackberry, it occurred to me that everything you need to know about being a successful adult you learn at the playground.
The other day, I was explaining to my third graders that we were going to practice a lockdown just in case a bear happened to be on the playground -- a real scenario for our Colorado school.