starwars.com has posted a new video with Dave Filoni explaining why the Jedi Council decided to give Anakin of all people his own padawan. In a nutshell, the Council figured Anakin would learn to let go of people and not form crazy attachments if he goes through the process of training someone who eventually goes off on her own. Yeah, that'll work! After how many bong hits did the Council think this was a swell idea? Giving Anakin a little buddy or a puppy or a padawan will just mean it's one more person he'll become attached to. That's how he rolls!
Oh well, go see the video here:
http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/member/video/tcw_core01.html