Should swim lessons be taught in school?

[Sailor]

I think this is the year after,they opened 4 pools.

Thanks.

[leaningright]

Lean people with more muscle that fat have a much harder time floating than people with more fat.

Yes. When I was in the 9th grade we were having a discussion about buoyancy in Science class. I mentioned that I had no trouble floating when I needed a rest while swimming. My teacher promptly said, “No offense, but lard does float.” True story.

[PostmodernProphet]

Should swim lessons be taught in school?!

aren't they?.....

[Sailor]

Yes. When I was in the 9th grade we were having a discussion about buoyancy in Science class. I mentioned that I had no trouble floating when I needed a rest while swimming. My teacher promptly said, “No offense, but lard does float.” True story.

He was just jealous he kept getting water up his nose!

[leaningright]

I taught all my children to swim well before age 2.. I don't think schools should invest in pools and teach swimming to take time away from academic subjects.

Same here. I started my boy swimming from very early on. We fish from a boat so much I felt it was necessary for his safety and my piece of mind. He still wore a life jacket while fishing until he was 12 or so.

[PostmodernProphet]

both my kids started swimming lessons when they were two.....

[Sailor]

Same here. I started my boy swimming from very early on. We fish from a boat so much I felt it was necessary for his safety and my piece of mind. He still wore a life jacket while fishing until he was 12 or so.

Very wise. A good father indeed.

[Sailor]

both my kids started swimming lessons when they were two.....

As you well know, kids learn very quickly when young. Great time to get them learning that. Nice job.

[TOP]

As you well know, kids learn very quickly when young. Great time to get them learning that. Nice job.

Yes indeed...the earlier, the better...The classes with the teeny babies are adorable if you've ever watched one....

[Mason Michaels]

As you well know, kids learn very quickly when young. Great time to get them learning that. Nice job.

At the YMCA there are kids 6-7 diving to the bottom of the 9 foot pool!
My wife can float perfectly still without treading water.

[Sailor]

Yes indeed...the earlier, the better...The classes with the teeny babies are adorable if you've ever watched one....

All of you who do this for kids is awesome! I taught all my children young. Literally sink or swim. About a year old I gave them the float test. Over the side. See what happens. Fortunately we have a very big family. Might have been a little bigger except for the ones that, well, sank........

[kudzu]

We worked Very hard that year....and had lots of help (our other local HS teams helped out for weeks....fear is the main thing we had to deal with. It took all season for one girl to go the 50...and it took a couple of minutes....She got a standing ovation at the end of that one....

I'd have to look at the particular "drown proof" technique(we call it "waterproofing"...I imagine most of those programs are the same, though...
(We all swam in our family, as well....no state champs, but one made it to the state meet (back and medley...Swimming is Very competitive here...)
Most of my experience has been with the older kids, though...the toys on the bottom does work well...and it's always best to start before they're old enough to have a bad experience that makes them fearful...Maybe all day cares/preschools should "waterproof"...

I have to tell you .. I admire your success with older kids.. The fear turns them into turtles who try and hold their head and chest up out of the water.

There you go.. Drownproof kids before they are two years old.

The GA Tech thing was a bounce.. Catch a breath and bounce off the bottom.

[Sailor]

I have to tell you .. I admire your success with older kids.. The fear turns them into turtles who try and hold their head and chest up out of the water.

There you go.. Drownproof kids before they are two years old.

The GA Tech thing was a bounce.. Catch a breath and bounce off the bottom.

Exactly.

[TOP]

I have to tell you .. I admire your success with older kids.. The fear turns them into turtles who try and hold their head and chest up out of the water.

There you go.. Drownproof kids before they are two years old.

The GA Tech thing was a bounce.. Catch a breath and bounce off the bottom.

Thanks ( I'm a retired MS and HS teacher and coach)....great idea from the "Buzz Bee" folks...
Lots of infant and little kid programs...wish there was something for every child...Lots of potentially fatal accidents might be avoided if they don't panic....
https://www.infantswim.com/water-saf...formation.html

[christiefan915]

It does affect blacks more....if u picked 10 12 year old black and white kids at random. And threw them in the deep end of pool. I would say most if not all the whites could get out! Samecant be said for the blacks

That's not racist, just the facts!

Yet you didn't mention all the blacks who get harassed and thrown out of neighborhood pool, did you, racist?