Is It Fair? by Amber McKinley https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2 Exploring various perspectives on the rule of "not picking up snow off the ground" en-us 2018-02-13 19:08:30 UTC 2025-11-22 08:01:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232099924 Ice and snow go together - if you throw snow there might be ice in it and it could really hurt someone]]> 2018-02-15 19:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232099924 No https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232099972 2018-02-15 19:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232099972 YES micah_maccallum https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100071 Snowforts are a HIDDEN winter hazard.

 "It's very sad," said Dr. Lynne Warda, chairwoman of the injury prevention committee at the Canadian Paediatric Society. "Every year there are cases of children dying in snow forts, either suffocating or being the victim of a snowplow accident." ]]> 2018-02-15 19:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100071 Schools and parents like to use snow as a scapegoat to appear that they are contributing to a safe school environment https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100199 2018-02-15 19:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100199 You can build a fort but it cannot have a roof https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100543 Building something has to be waist/ shoulder height - if it is too tall, it can fall on someone

]]> 2018-02-15 19:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100543 https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100615 Banning snow deprives children of the wonderful opportunities that snow play presents! It puts barriers on creativity and imagination.]]> 2018-02-15 19:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100615 https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100774  

When one New Zealand school tossed its playground rules and let students risk injury, the results were surprising

The students weren’t hurting themselves — in fact, they were so active at recess that they returned to class vibrant and motivated, ready to learn 


]]> 2018-02-15 19:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100774 No https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100840 Children learn how to deal with risk only by facing risk]]> 2018-02-15 19:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100840 By depriving kids of a chance to be physically active, the ban runs completely counter to its stated purpose https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100954 2018-02-15 19:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232100954 “We want kids to be safe and to look after them, but we end up wrapping them in cotton wool when in fact they should be able to fall over.” https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232101005 2018-02-15 19:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232101005 woooow. like seriously wooooow micah_maccallum https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232101256 "Staffordshire Police say they have been inundated by complaints from people who say they have been hit by snowballs"]]> 2018-02-15 19:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amberlynn_mckinley/vro7t6i2zxc2/wish/232101256