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chris
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 09:00
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Don't kids have legs anymore?
So why do they need to be chaffeured to school every morning?
I drove past my old school the other day and it was parked up on both sides of the road with parents picking up their kids. I was at that school just over 15 years ago and you only ever saw one or two cars.
So what's changed?
Well what hasn't changed is road safety and the number of child abductors out there. In fact the roads around schools are safer.
It's not like kids don't need the excersise - possibly the only exersise some of them get.
Obviously there are exceptions but I think parents who make a special trip to take their kids to school should be ashamed of themselves.
You are an enviromental catastrophe, you cause traffic chaos, you spoil your kids and you're probably paranoid too!
Go on justify it!
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AndyQ
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 09:28
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A very good letter chris and i see it everyday dropping my kids off to Lyskerrys Junior and Community schools. I have a confession, i am one of those parents and yes i do feel ashamed, but as you say it's paranoia with the filth out there. Even though they will be safe walking to and from school it's hard to get out of this rut of paranoia, but i agree with you, we have to wise up and get a grip, even though with what you hear nowadays you can hardly blame people who worry about such things.
I used to walk to and from Bodmin Junior school and the 2 miles to the Comprehensive when i was younger and my parents never worried. I believe there was still the same amount of filth out there but we never heard about it in the media as we do these days.
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BarryLH4
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 12:07
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There are too many obese kids around, they should all walk to school like I used to when I was at primary school. I wonder how many kids get injured or killed by their parents driving, as I'm sure in these days when most people are rushing about they are doing the same on the school run.
I think this is also relevant to the current poll about BST, as I'm sure when the clocks change to GMT it will be much darker in the late afternoons and more likely for accidents to both driving and walking.
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Brian
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 12:11
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When I was a kid we used to cycle to school and then get mopeds when we were 16.
We did it in all weathers too, mind you. Worked for my pocket money, etc.
How old am I? I'm 26, not 66.
This school run thing is quite recent.
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 20:58
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Andy, your kids are more likely to be killed by someone they know, rather than a stranger.
I can't believe how different the traffic is now compared to a month ago, it's almost like there's an army of women driving 4X4s and people carriers badly - mostly aiming for me on my bike. There was an article in the Guardian saying that today's kids have the least fredom ever.
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Kate
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Posted: 22.09.2004, 21:23
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They may have the least freedom but they certainly make the most if it.
Isn't there some parallel between having no freedom and being more subversive?
There was more punishment years ago. I used to get whipped all the time for doing small things.
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AndyQ
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Posted: 23.09.2004, 08:55
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Sounds like fun to me Kate!! :mrgreen:
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BarryLH4
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Posted: 23.09.2004, 14:01
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Some nostalgia for Kate
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Diane
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Posted: 27.09.2004, 02:02
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What's wrong with parents walking their children to school instead of taking the car? I couldn't drive so had to walk me children to school, when the eldest started I had to take the baby and pram aswell. As they got older they walked together and later again rode their bikes. they had to go across a bridge over railway lines. some children climbed down the bank and crossed the line I'm sure, but you teach your children of the danger and hope they learn. I spent quite a lot of time at the school helping with canteen and fundraising, so that was a help to know how they were behaving.
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rosenthalenglish
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Posted: 01.10.2004, 00:01
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We used to walk our first child to school when she went and also walk our children to playgroup.Many parents are just lazy and cant be bothered,but looking at their size and the size of the children it is a tragedy.
Our children are now home schooled.They have swimming twice a week and play out nearly evryday on their bikes.They also used to do ballet once a week but now prefer to have horse-riding once a month.All our children do plenty of walking,running,fighting and genrally having fun.They eat up to 5 potions of fruit a day and can take the fruit when they please as long as they ask.
Many of the children we see are overweight,following the example of their parents.
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Diane
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Posted: 01.10.2004, 01:42
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You're very brave to home school your children. I wouldnt have the convidence to do that, although I did take an interest in their education. Some parents never enter the school to help, to watch their children in activities etc. Some never read the notices their children bring home. they just use the school as baby sitting. Do you have to work to a curriculum? Friends of ours took their twins on a sea voyage for a year and " home schooled" them. it was fine, but they missed out on socialising skills. Do your children have opportunity to go on school excurtions etc?
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rosenthalenglish
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Posted: 01.10.2004, 08:54
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Homeschooling doesnt have to follow the curriculem.You only have to show that each child will be a model citizen of this country.That said we do follow the curriculem as much as it helps us.The children dont have to take exams,but we do buy all the sats tests for them to show how well they are doing in each subject.Our children also do all lessons in both German & English as well as have computer skills and we have a special course which teaches them all basics skills whilst they also educate themselves with all curriculem subjects.It only takes from 0830hrs till 130 hrs to give the 4 oldest their lessons.Even our two year old wants to have lessons when she sees the others having theirs.Music also features heavily in the curriculem as my wife is a Doktor of Musik.She also has sung proffessionally in the past.She teaches them all piano & recorder and our oldest who will be 8 on Sunday,also learns classical guitar and organ.She wants a rock guitar,but she has to improve a lot before we buy that!
Off course exercise and sport also play an important role as does their faith.We are catholics and our eldest serves at the altar and made her 1st communion when she was 6.Our second oldest is 6 in November and is already being prepared for her 1st Holy communion.She will also learn to serve as well.
We used to pay full price for the books we use,but with one firm we use we are able to pay the same price as the schools,which has made a lot of difference.Its at least 50% cheaper.We actually take them ourselves on excusions t places of interest.
As for socialising skills,they ply with other children in the street.They meet others at swimming,sure start & childrens fund activities as well as at church.
Like any children they can muck about and be very naughty at times.But they always get compliments about their behaviour when they go to someone else`s house.
Homeschooling is well worth the efort if you really want to do it and stick with it.You get from it children who are not stressed by exams and who on the whole are more advanced and show better results than those who are schooled.
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Kate
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Posted: 01.10.2004, 09:48
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I quite like the whipping animations. Barry is funny.
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Diane
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Posted: 02.10.2004, 01:39
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Well done Rosenthalenglish, looks like your bringing up well adjusted children. we were in our 30s before we had children and many people have mentioned their behaviour, saying they were brought up with [what today would be called] old fashion standards. Both went to church and sunday school, This gives them choices later in life, by being educated in all aspects of life. They're both doing well in their chosen careers.
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AndyQ
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Posted: 02.10.2004, 09:55
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Well rosenthalenglish, earning lots of money as you and your wife do, living in a nice big house in a nice "street" and being able to afford a 4x4 or two no doubt, you can afford to eat healthy and educate your children privately at home. Don't knock people because they or their kids are overweight, not everyone can afford good healthy food or horse riding lessons or any other sporting lessons. Nice little world you live in, not the same one we live in though.
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