Singaporean pupils and teachers trapped in Malaysian cave
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Thank God they are safe.
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Why did the team persist in trekking when it was already drizzling??
Did they check the weather forecast before embarking on their expedition?? -
that’s scary. thanks to the Msian police & fire fighters.
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I’m going to show my dd this article. Enough to convince her not to go overseas excursion with school
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I’ve never been able to appreciate primary schools nowadays organizaing such "educational" tours training them to be "independent". It’s like getting on the reputation wagon kind of thing and the more exotic the place is, the school can get kick of publishing in their newsletters etc. I also pitied those kids whom felt left out either 'cos their parents cannot afford it or not willing to let the kids go. Why add such unncessary stress level to primary school kids & parents?
Lucky that nothing bad happens for the rosyth group - or you will see columns and newspapers reviewing the necessity of such tours etc … Then again, why wait until there’s something to happen ?! -
that's real scary :nailbite: :nailbite: .....
my p3 dd will be going to zoo next mth for one night camping...wondering is it safe??? Can anyone advice me..
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radiantmum:
Lucky that nothing bad happens for the rosyth group - or you will see columns and newspapers reviewing the necessity of such tours etc ... Then again, why wait until there's something to happen ?!
Exactly!
I don't trust teacher to bring them out, even more so for overseas trips. Really, 1 pair of eyes how to watch so many kids?
Even with accompanying teacher or another adult, at most few pairs of eyes to a class of 30 to 40 kids. There're bound to be some form of negligence
And yet they always ask parents to sign disclaimer not to hold school responsible if any mishap. What nonsense?!!
Of course WILL hold school responsible! -
Every trip will have their risks. No one wants anything to happen to the kids. As long as the organisers have done their best to minimise the risks and have contingency plans, I don’t think the parents have any grounds to complain.
Disallowing kids from going out from such overseas trips will deprive them of the experience of learning something new. We should use this incident to teach our kids about resilience which only can be taught when something goes wrong.
Of course, I don’t mean that we should let things go wrong, just that we need to learn to overcome adversity when things does go wrong, which we all know will occur sooner or later. -
radiantmum:
I second that... I would think these kind of overseas excursion would be more suitable for secondary level or above kids... but primary school kids??!!I've never been able to appreciate primary schools nowadays organizaing such \"educational\" tours training them to be \"independent\". It's like getting on the reputation wagon kind of thing and the more exotic the place is, the school can get kick of publishing in their newsletters etc. I also pitied those kids whom felt left out either 'cos their parents cannot afford it or not willing to let the kids go. Why add such unncessary stress level to primary school kids & parents?
Lucky that nothing bad happens for the rosyth group - or you will see columns and newspapers reviewing the necessity of such tours etc ... Then again, why wait until there's something to happen ?!
hope the 49 students are not seriously traumatized... even some adults would sure be traumatized if stuck in a cave for 4 hours! -
everything in life has its own risks. you can die if a car collides into you on the road. you can die if a plane crashes. you can die if someone slits your throat. you can die anytime anywhere. thats why theres the saying to live life as if you are gonna die tomorrow. do the teachers want things to go wrong? no.
[quote]And yet they always ask parents to sign disclaimer not to hold school responsible if any mishap. What nonsense?!!
Of course WILL hold school responsible![/quote]really? everything? so if a plane crashes, its the school's fault that the plane crashed? if you dont agree, don't go, simple as that.
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