tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post8653485961024844838..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: The Concrete SlideTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-29752853079355255352013-11-30T01:40:38.002-08:002013-11-30T01:40:38.002-08:00Hi Tom
Thanks for the detail in this post. I'...Hi Tom<br /><br />Thanks for the detail in this post. I'm currently working with a school at a beach with a concrete hill. I've hummed and haa-ed about whether children should be "allowed" on it. The incline is considerably less, but the length longer and it's a rough bumpy slope with pits and pockets.<br /><br />The first week was really interesting - the children discovered the hill from the top. Wow! Naturally they wanted to walk down it. This did involve one-to-one supervision. I insisted that the staff didn't hold the children's hands - that they had to go it alone but we spotted them. <br /><br />At the moment, that's where we're at. Last week the focus was on the sea, but when it returns to the slope I'm going to be really interested to hear what the children think about it. <br /><br />Part of the problem is... I haven't had enough experience of knowing how children are in such situations. But I'm determined not to let my lack of knowledge and fears dictate a situation. There is the added responsibility too that other groups of children will end up using the beach so time is needed to think through the issues. <br /><br />Also at the top of the slope is THE BEST view of a sea wall when the weather is wild and the waves come crashing over the water creating gigantic waterfalls.<br /><br />Checking the foot of the slope is a great idea. I'm looking forward to learning with the children about this slope. Juliet Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035975039896986525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-16567915096829264382011-09-22T08:03:28.877-07:002011-09-22T08:03:28.877-07:00It would be amazingly cool if you could figure out...It would be amazingly cool if you could figure out a way of having a funicular railway type thing. (had to look that word up!)<br /><br />One child riding 'something' down would pull up the next 'something' for the next child.<br /><br />Maybe tin trays as suggested, or something with wheels as it wouldn't go too fast with the counterbalance of the other cart.<br /><br />Anyway, just me getting a little carried away!<br /><br />Love your blog!<br /><br />TeresaTeresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-1112320679860776922011-09-21T12:37:31.214-07:002011-09-21T12:37:31.214-07:00Perhaps cardboard, plastic trays, or even carpet s...Perhaps cardboard, plastic trays, or even carpet samples would work wonders to save the britches.<br /><br />When I was a kid, my dad had a 1 ton dump truck. He'd raise the bed and let us carry carpet samples to the top, then slide down... even though there was about a 4' drop at the end! It was SO FUN!<br /><br />We had to use the wooden rails on either side to assist our ascent.Momma Jorjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736034293320117257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-39225875409326203982011-09-20T22:34:01.361-07:002011-09-20T22:34:01.361-07:00You could get trays or just cardboard that the kid...You could get trays or just cardboard that the kids could sit on. Much like the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/seward-street-slides-san-francisco" rel="nofollow">hidden slides of San Francisco</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-28008384897636388102011-09-20T07:17:49.728-07:002011-09-20T07:17:49.728-07:00This is great! I love hearing how you and your sc...This is great! I love hearing how you and your school process risk assessment and how you allow the children to feel risk. I guess I am especially excited about your post because I'm currently working on a blog post of my own involving an incline and new walkers. Unfortunately our incline ends in asphalt, but it's much shorter and less steep. I am interested in the idea of allowing children to negotiate 'dangerous' conditions like this, as the children in my care do and have since they have been able to move. We have bumps and scrapes too, but I've noticed that no one falls the same way twice, and they are beginning to catch themselves in a safer way when they do fall, or avoid the fall all together. It's an interesting concept to explore....Brianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345771870115403682noreply@blogger.com