Anonymous
04/14/2025 19:01
Subject: Swim class in VA schools
Anonymous wrote:My third grader did the swim unit this week. She's had some lessons off and on but we paused because she was too scared to be where she couldn't stand. The positive peer pressure was great for her this week. She proudly told us about the time she spent in deep water (they worked up to it with flippers and kickboards), and she used the diving board for the first time. She also learned the four strokes. So no they didn't just play the whole time, and this gives us momentum to build on for helping her enjoy swimming safely.
Lol. You're saying they taught butterfly to 3rd graders who can't already confidently swim as part of this? I don't believe it and really not a good use of resources.
Anonymous
04/13/2025 16:10
Subject: Swim class in VA schools
Anonymous wrote:My third grader did the swim unit this week. She's had some lessons off and on but we paused because she was too scared to be where she couldn't stand. The positive peer pressure was great for her this week. She proudly told us about the time she spent in deep water (they worked up to it with flippers and kickboards), and she used the diving board for the first time. She also learned the four strokes. So no they didn't just play the whole time, and this gives us momentum to build on for helping her enjoy swimming safely.
That’s great. When my kids did it, they also learned stuff and definitely didn’t just play in the water.