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Outdoor Ed excluded from national curriculum 17-Apr-2012 At 3:35:10 PM kuu

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On 17/04/2012 D.Lodge wrote:
>Kuu it isn't just about a large group of students annoying you at Arapiles.
>There are some very dedicated Teachers and providers that take motivated
>and excited kids outdoors, everywhere, and show them there is more to school
>than books and equations. Should be more of it, not less.

I agree. Totally!

Dedicated teachers, motivated kids, excited kids. All of that is great. And I applaud the teachers and instructors who provide this alternative to books and equations.

However, I would still argue that some groups that use Arapiles as their 'alternative schoolroom' contain a proportion of students who aren't there to benefit from the experience. These 'malcontents' cause problems for their peers and, sometimes, for other people in their vicinity.

One school group in the North Campground during the last full week prior to Easter comprised perhaps twenty or so students. Some of them had elected to take the subject (rock climbing) but some others, those who'd failed to lodge their forms by the required date, were arbitrarily allocated to activities that still had spaces available. Not surprisingly these individuals did not interact all that well with the system.