State lawmakers are mulling a law that would establish commonsense protections for families that give their children a reasonable amount of independence.
That’s a very hopeful outlook. Unless the setup in Europe (Germany in my case) - public schools, really well organised football competitions for children of all ages, various clubs and activities, playgrounds everywhere, etc - changes drastically, I don’t see how this is happening in Europe in a decade. Here we literally chase the children to go out, while we sometimes beg them not to go out because it too much. At the height of the last heatwave, right after returning from vacation, our boys wanted to go out.
I don’t think so, and even if they were you’d need a car to go anywhere and everywhere. My little children’s school is 2 minutes walk from home. There are three playgrounds within 2, 4 and 8 minutes walk. My boys football club (with proper pitches and lighting) is 8 minutes on foot away from home. All the kids walk there.
I’ve got a school in my back yard, a park at the end of my block, it’s not that there’s nowhere for kids to go, it’s that you’re not allowed to let the kids go there alone.
You don’t think so? Where do you think I’m at? But no, I’m sure you would know better about what the US has. From Germany. You don’t even seem to know the US has public schools almost all kids go to.
I assumed from your instance from the onset that you’re also based in Germany, or have something to do with this place. But, my argument still stands. I didn’t mention only schools, did I? And even if we limit ourselves to schools, you should know that the school concept in Germany is entirely different from the US. In Germany you HAVE to go to the primary school within a defined school boundary - whether you’re rich or poor. Privatisation of schools is almost non-existent. Walking to and from school is the norm - this is absolutely encouraged. For example, my kids school bars parents from driving anywhere within 800 metres to drop their kids off. This encourages self reliance as children walk alone or in groups to school each day.
Don’t judge a person by their instance, I suppose. Your school system is a minor difference and kids ride their bikes or walk to school all the time. It just went from extremely common to much less common. And like I said, literally everything else you mentioned is here in the US as well. I’m also willing to bet as just an assumption that 20 years ago in Germany there were even more kids that walked to school than their are today.
Kids these days never play outside!
Holy shit is that a kid outside? Better call the fucking cops.
There is a better and healthier way; it’s called Europe - where the children enjoy the freedom to be children.
Many actual cities are like that in the US too. You only hear about the shitty suburbs.
That just means it will catch up to Europe in a decade.
That’s a very hopeful outlook. Unless the setup in Europe (Germany in my case) - public schools, really well organised football competitions for children of all ages, various clubs and activities, playgrounds everywhere, etc - changes drastically, I don’t see how this is happening in Europe in a decade. Here we literally chase the children to go out, while we sometimes beg them not to go out because it too much. At the height of the last heatwave, right after returning from vacation, our boys wanted to go out.
Yeah, all those things you mentioned are here in the US.
I don’t think so, and even if they were you’d need a car to go anywhere and everywhere. My little children’s school is 2 minutes walk from home. There are three playgrounds within 2, 4 and 8 minutes walk. My boys football club (with proper pitches and lighting) is 8 minutes on foot away from home. All the kids walk there.
I’ve got a school in my back yard, a park at the end of my block, it’s not that there’s nowhere for kids to go, it’s that you’re not allowed to let the kids go there alone.
Which makes it even more ridiculous and speaks of a bigger fundamental issue.
This is the way
You don’t think so? Where do you think I’m at? But no, I’m sure you would know better about what the US has. From Germany. You don’t even seem to know the US has public schools almost all kids go to.
I assumed from your instance from the onset that you’re also based in Germany, or have something to do with this place. But, my argument still stands. I didn’t mention only schools, did I? And even if we limit ourselves to schools, you should know that the school concept in Germany is entirely different from the US. In Germany you HAVE to go to the primary school within a defined school boundary - whether you’re rich or poor. Privatisation of schools is almost non-existent. Walking to and from school is the norm - this is absolutely encouraged. For example, my kids school bars parents from driving anywhere within 800 metres to drop their kids off. This encourages self reliance as children walk alone or in groups to school each day.
Don’t judge a person by their instance, I suppose. Your school system is a minor difference and kids ride their bikes or walk to school all the time. It just went from extremely common to much less common. And like I said, literally everything else you mentioned is here in the US as well. I’m also willing to bet as just an assumption that 20 years ago in Germany there were even more kids that walked to school than their are today.