There is a fundamental issue with how facilities are available for kids to actually learn things and that is a funding issue (again).
I remember being able to stay in centre 2000 all day and just play. I never had formal swimming lessons but learnt to swim just by being in the water and working it out by watching older people and copying them. Now swimming pools are timed sessions with segregation in the pools (ie lane swimming, class areas etc) and there isn't the opportunity for a lot of kids to just play.
I know this is just a symptom of places trying to be profitable.
We also have a whole host of new rules and regulations compared to when I was a kid but never seem to fund the places so that they can be compliant properly.
A school should never have to compromise on it's ability to teach children due to costs and that's a failure on the government.
I remember being able to stay in centre 2000 all day and just play. I never had formal swimming lessons but learnt to swim just by being in the water and working it out by watching older people and copying them. Now swimming pools are timed sessions with segregation in the pools (ie lane swimming, class areas etc) and there isn't the opportunity for a lot of kids to just play.
I know this is just a symptom of places trying to be profitable.
We also have a whole host of new rules and regulations compared to when I was a kid but never seem to fund the places so that they can be compliant properly.
A school should never have to compromise on it's ability to teach children due to costs and that's a failure on the government.