I agree that giving kids the room to practice making decisions is a healthy way for them to learn from their mistakes. However, I think it is important for adults to discuss these situations so that kids are aware of alternative choices. The author Michael Thompson notes, there is nothing that adults can do to make a child's undirected "play" better.
I don't think adults need to be present every minute during school and extracurricular activities, but kids still need guidance and direction to prevent mistakes made in the future. I spend a lot of time in my third grade classroom discussing choices. I always ask my students to reflect on their choices. Nine out of ten times they know what would have been the better decision, but I still think it is healthy dialogue between teacher and student.
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