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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as
it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
"Peter Parry" wrote in message ... Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:13:08 +0100, "mileburner"
wrote: Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Bull****. I made my way to school unaccompanied at that age. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:13:08 +0100, "mileburner" wrote: Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Bull****. I made my way to school unaccompanied at that age. So did I. In fact I seem to recall going alone from the age when my older sister had left junior's which was when I must have been about the age of 8. But things were different back then. There was far less traffic and more importantly, drivers drove far less aggressively. |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
... On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:13:08 +0100, "mileburner" wrote: Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Bull****. I made my way to school unaccompanied at that age. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. Sadly in the intervening decades the world HAS changed for the worse - and it is not just road safety that is the issue pk |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:21:36 +0100, Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
Bull****. I made my way to school unaccompanied at that age. As did I, from the age of 5, on the tram. -- Alex |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
On 04/07/2010 17:13, mileburner wrote:
"Peter wrote in message ... Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Good grief. Mine were walked to school the first few weeks so they knew the various ways available, and were confident they knew them, then they walked to school on their own from year 1. I had to travel 13 miles to school on buses from that age in the early 60's. When they could cycle competantly they were allowed to cycle, or not, as they wished. They had to cross one main road, the rest of the journey on housing estate roads, a journey of about two miles. Too much cosseting makes the world an 'apparently' more dangerous place than it actually is, IMHO. Also IMHO, I think some of the best things we can teach our kids is a sense of independance, and an awareness of surroundings and people. -- Paul - xxx '96/'97 Landrover Discovery 300 Tdi Dyna Tech Cro-Mo comp |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
"Paul - xxx" wrote in message ... On 04/07/2010 17:13, mileburner wrote: "Peter wrote in message ... Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Good grief. Mine were walked to school the first few weeks so they knew the various ways available, and were confident they knew them, then they walked to school on their own from year 1. I am truly astounded that any reasonable parent would allow a child at age 5 or 6, in infants school, to walk to school alone, unless they lived so close to the school that they could see them get to the school gates. Besides, at infant school now, they do not allow the child out unless there is somone to collect them. |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
Peter Parry wrote:
Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html I am sure that many people will feel like rushing to the defence of the couple in the story (especially as it looks as though their adversaries are social w**kers), but IMHO, that would be the wrong side to take. I have suggested on earlier occasions that allowing an 8-yr-old child (let alone a 5-yr-old) out unsupervised onto the highway - in London at that - on a bicycle - is a form of child neglect. I'm not often of the side of social service departments, but here, I'm certain that they have it about right. The parents should get off their backsides and take those young children to school. |
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Dulwich Bans Children from Cycling to School
mileburner wrote:
"Paul - xxx" wrote in message ... On 04/07/2010 17:13, mileburner wrote: "Peter wrote in message ... Apologies for the Crispin level of accuracy in the Subject line but as it his fiefdom I couldn't resist. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ool-alone.html Apart from the cycling, children of 8 and 5 should not even be walking to school alone. Mine were all year 6 (last year of juniors age 10+) before they had that level of independence, and if they wanted to cycle I went with them, at least to the school gates. Good grief. Mine were walked to school the first few weeks so they knew the various ways available, and were confident they knew them, then they walked to school on their own from year 1. I am truly astounded that any reasonable parent would allow a child at age 5 or 6, in infants school, to walk to school alone, unless they lived so close to the school that they could see them get to the school gates. Hear, hear. |
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