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I *expletive deleted*it yee not
« on: May 08, 2014, 04:08:50 AM »
My 7th grader is being taught "how to ride a bike in p/e class. 30 plus kids on bikes learning how to use the brakes etc.   On a related note all grade schools have been purged of swings

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2014, 06:40:42 AM »
Well, at least they are not being taught how to hang in the air by their hair.

Yes, removing the swings (due to injury risk, no doubt) but teaching bike riding - publik skool hypocricy at its finest.

stay safe.

PS - did you have to sign a permission slip to expose your daughter to this danger?  Or did the administration think it was OK to just go ahead?
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2014, 06:45:00 AM »
are they using elbow and knee pads, or have they hired riggers to suspend them in case of a fall?
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Re: I *expletive deleted* yee not
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2014, 07:45:50 AM »
My youngest daughter's public elementary school not only has swings, but lots of high monkey bars, rock climbing walls (the tallest is about 8') and multi-level playground devices. It's a rather nice playground.

The local parks have some pretty intense playground equipment (how about a series of posts with platforms that you can step from platform to platform without any railings or such.  Watching your 5yo traverse that will tighten your sphincter.

As for the bike thing, Thing 1 didn't get into biking much when she was first learning and eventually put the bike away for a couple years.  Then, the other day, she decided she wanted to ride again.  She jumped on the bike and was riding around like she never stopped.  We go for rides frequently.

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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2014, 07:49:13 AM »
I didn't ask about ppe. I will. I remember my school had a trampoline

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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2014, 05:16:29 PM »
My son is playing floor hockey, lifting weights, amd doing things that are not "risk free".  Back in my day, we climbed a rope and ploe to the gym ceiling...probably 30 feet or so.  Only thing saving us was a gym mat, which would really only have kept bllod off of the floor.  Bike riding sounds like a good gym activity.
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Re: I *expletive deleted*it yee not
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2014, 05:18:31 PM »
school has a long low climbing wall full length of one gym wall. they are only allowed to go till feet are 4 ft up then move laterally


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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2014, 05:27:45 PM »
My oldest daughter broke her arm by falling off the monkey bars at the same school Thing 2 attends. 

In the 2 years since, they've added bigger and taller playground gear. :D

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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2014, 05:33:59 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on May 08, 2014, 05:27:45 PM
My oldest daughter broke her arm by falling off the monkey bars at the same school Thing 2 attends. 

In the 2 years since, they've added bigger and taller playground gear. :D

Chris

And you didn't sue???  That's unamerican!
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2014, 05:36:54 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 08, 2014, 05:33:59 PM
And you didn't sue???  That's unamerican!

I got my revenge, I sent another kid there.

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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2014, 05:41:42 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on May 08, 2014, 05:36:54 PM
I got my revenge, I sent another kid there.

Chris

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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2014, 08:07:24 PM »
I rode a bike to school every day long before 7th grade  ;/
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2014, 08:37:32 PM »
Quote from: Grumpy Old Man on May 08, 2014, 08:07:24 PM
I rode a bike to school every day long before 7th grade  ;/

I didn't know they made youth size penny farthing bikes ???
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