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My daughter’s primary school teacher recently got a “beach teaching” qualification and she now has one school day a week on the beach, rain or shine. I was real

My daughter’s primary school teacher recently got a “beach teaching” qualification and she now has one school day a week on the beach, rain or shine. I was really pleased about that anyway as the school doesn’t have a lot of outdoor space for the kids to run around, but this gives me even more reason to be happy.

b112 4y ago
I scoffed at first, but I guess the qualification is about water safety and things, just in case?
- vasco 4y ago
  You should've stopped at the scoff. Someone qualified to handle children in a classroom and in field trips is already qualified to take them to a beach.
  - frereubu 4y ago
    I think you may be misunderstanding, which is perhaps understandable given that I didn't unpack what it meant - see my sibling comment. But scoffing without asking for more information isn't a great strategy for learning.
    - throw0101c 4y ago
      > But scoffing without asking for more information isn't a great strategy for learning. See the dart game scene from Ted Lasso: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4YSXv6Xkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4YSXv6Xkg
    - excalibur 4y ago
      Making kids go to the beach in the rain isn't a great strategy either.
      - engineer_22 4y ago
        Rain is a good thing
    - vasco 4y ago
      I grew up in a beach town and gone to the beach in kindergarten all the time with the school without any special certifications. In the event kids go into the water there's always a lifeguard on duty already so otherwise it's the same as any other school outing, I'm not sure what the difference would be from leading a group of children in a city walk for example which to me looks way more dangerous.
- frereubu 4y ago
  I know what you mean - I also had a bit of a similar reaction at first - but as I understand it's how to run lessons on a beach without classroom teaching materials to hand, how to use things on the beach in the context of certain subjects etc. Also, I said "qualification" which probably makes it sound grander than it is - she just went on a 3 or 4 day course.

b112 4y ago

I scoffed at first, but I guess the qualification is about water safety and things, just in case?

vasco 4y ago
You should've stopped at the scoff. Someone qualified to handle children in a classroom and in field trips is already qualified to take them to a beach.
- frereubu 4y ago
  I think you may be misunderstanding, which is perhaps understandable given that I didn't unpack what it meant - see my sibling comment. But scoffing without asking for more information isn't a great strategy for learning.
  - throw0101c 4y ago
    > But scoffing without asking for more information isn't a great strategy for learning. See the dart game scene from Ted Lasso: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4YSXv6Xkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4YSXv6Xkg
  - excalibur 4y ago
    Making kids go to the beach in the rain isn't a great strategy either.
    - engineer_22 4y ago
      Rain is a good thing
  - vasco 4y ago
    I grew up in a beach town and gone to the beach in kindergarten all the time with the school without any special certifications. In the event kids go into the water there's always a lifeguard on duty already so otherwise it's the same as any other school outing, I'm not sure what the difference would be from leading a group of children in a city walk for example which to me looks way more dangerous.
frereubu 4y ago
I know what you mean - I also had a bit of a similar reaction at first - but as I understand it's how to run lessons on a beach without classroom teaching materials to hand, how to use things on the beach in the context of certain subjects etc. Also, I said "qualification" which probably makes it sound grander than it is - she just went on a 3 or 4 day course.