Dear School:

Dear School:

Why are there a plethora of unicycles present on your premises?
In understand the balls and jump ropes. The monkey bars even make sense.
But the unicycles?
Ok, I thought to give you the benefit of the doubt.
The unicycles looked fun! And I suppose it could be an interesting skill - for a future circus performer.
However, my mind was soon changed as I witnessed young children trying and failing to ride the contraptions.
I thought this was because they were first and second graders and that the children must eventually learn how to ride them since they have years to practice. That is when I witnessed some fifth and sixth graders giving the one-wheeled devil a shot...and failing.
Now, school, here is my question: Why?
Why spend the money on all these half-bikes when 90% of the children don't know how to use them?
Is there a conspiracy? Are there too many business people in this country so that you hope to push some of them into the entertainment business?...(and by entertainment I mean the kind involving colorful big tops and clowns in little cars)
Perhaps I'm over exaggerating but couldn't the money be used for a more productive cause?
Less unicycle and more of the elusive whiteboard?...