i am from Australia and everyone learn to swim all through primary school.
2007-04-18 23:25:42 · 8 answers · asked by jobees 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I agree with the other responders, if there's no access to water, especially in the city, then how can there be a program? Pools are not cheap and the cost of maintaining them isn't either. Then you have to pay through the nose for insurance. It's way too risky. There's a daycare in the state I live in where a 3 year old drowned in the inside pool a few weeks ago. The person in "charge" of the swimming had all of the children take off their life jackets, floaties and jump in. Now, I'm sure some of these kids had to have been scared. Well, one kid did, (amongst others), she turned her back on him and when she turned around, he was gone. Under, he drowned. Now, I wouldn't want to worry about any child of mine in a swim program where it's not properly supervised. It happened a few years back in another town here during a summer program and the blame was with the instructor, they just aren't qualified or there are too many kids in the program. However, in the summertime, there are some swimming lessons at lakes that kids can go to here that ARE very well supervised and the instructors are highly qualified but one never knows what may happen. All children should know how to swim but parents or someone the parents trust should be doing the teaching. Too risky all the way around.
2007-04-18 23:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gracie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the elementary schools don't have easy access to a swimming pool. Plus, in order to save money, many schools have cut out a lot of special programs, such as music education & after-school extracurricular activities. If they can't afford those types of programs, there's no way they could support a swimming pool & swimming program at the elementary level. The insurance costs alone would be astronomical, I'm sure!
2007-04-19 06:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Quarter Midget Mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all primary schools in America are near sources of water, or can afford the upkeep of a swimming pool. In fact, with all of the fees and funding issues in the US, I would guess that most schools do not have a pool, which would make it difficult for a person to learn to swim if they are not near the ocean!
2007-04-19 06:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Chali 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cuz Football...Basketball....and Baseball are more important.
God Forbid someone passes up an opportunity to get a "million dollar" payday, doing something as useless as learning a skill that might actually save their life someday.
Our colleges can't afford pools because paying that $5 million a year salary of the new football coach is MUCH MUCH more important...than building pools, buying textbooks, or providing tuition assistance to needy students.
2007-04-19 06:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because not every elementary school has a swimming pool in it. Admittedly most Americans parents have their kids get swimming lessons, but it is not all obviously.
Good Luck!!!
2007-04-19 06:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's because Aussie children need to be trained to get off a prison island ASAP, American children need to learn how torture and isolate their peers unto they cant take it anymore and kill everyone!
2007-04-19 06:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i learnt it from india in class 1
2007-04-19 06:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Money. As always.
2007-04-19 06:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋