The child is constantly confronted with the nagging question: “What are you going to be?” Courageous would be the youngster who could look the adult squarely in the face and say, “I’m not going to BE anything; I already am.” We adults would be shocked by such an insolent remark, for we have forgotten, if indeed we ever knew, that a child is an active, participating and contributing member of society from birth. Childhood isn’t a time when he is molded into a human who will then live life; he is a human who is living life. No child will miss the zest and joy of living unless these are denied him by adults who have convinced themselves that childhood is a period of preparation.