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Thank you, Bob. I needed this.See reactions to the NYT article at Dutch custom of 'dropping'.
According an article in the New York Times the Dutch have a scouting tradition called 'dropping' by which children are left in the forest at night and have to find their own way back to base. See reactions to the NYT article at Dutch custom of 'dropping'.
Now I know why the Dutch are so self-reliant and such indefatigable hikers.
But variants of dropping are nothing new. As a 14-year-old scout myself (it seems like only yesterday) of Scottish (not Dutch) descent in Australia, I had to navigate my way over an unknown course with a compass and draw a field sketch of my route to earn a badge.
What's the fuss?
Bob M
No, but 'drop' is.'Dropping' is not a Dutch word
No, but 'drop' is.
Reading the title, I thought it had something to do with licorice ('What, the kids are force fed the stuff to perpetuate the communal addiction in the next generation?')
Absolutely Hilarious!!
"Tell it to young people of todae, and they won´t believe you "
I don't care how tall it would have made me, I'm glad that I wasn't raised on droppings.The author described droppings as an important part of the way in which Dutch raise their children.
It’s known a different term,, but it’s a practice in indigenous communities here on Turtle Island too. I’m sure there are countless other examples in cultures around the world. These rites of passage are older or just plain ancient compared with recent social mores in developed western democracies that drive relentlessly toward comfort, coddling, protection and away from struggle, risk and discovery. That time I checked, Life isn’t nearly so soft and simple so practices to build resilience have my vote.According an article in the New York Times the Dutch have a scouting tradition called 'dropping' by which children are left in the forest at night and have to find their own way back to base. See reactions to the NYT article at Dutch custom of 'dropping'.
Now I know why the Dutch are so self-reliant and such indefatigable hikers.
But variants of dropping are nothing new. As a 14-year-old scout myself (it seems like only yesterday) of Scottish (not Dutch) descent in Australia, I had to navigate my way over an unknown course with a compass and draw a field sketch of my route to earn a badge.
What's the fuss?
Bob M
Maybe that’s because they don’t want to get investigated by the state child services agency.And too many parents now won't let their children walk a few blocks to school by themselves.
Ditto as a 15-16yo in Venturers for my QSAccording an article in the New York Times the Dutch have a scouting tradition called 'dropping' by which children are left in the forest at night and have to find their own way back to base. See reactions to the NYT article at Dutch custom of 'dropping'.
Now I know why the Dutch are so self-reliant and such indefatigable hikers.
But variants of dropping are nothing new. As a 14-year-old scout myself (it seems like only yesterday) of Scottish (not Dutch) descent in Australia, I had to navigate my way over an unknown course with a compass and draw a field sketch of my route to earn a badge.
What's the fuss?
Bob M
The article makes it sound as if this is a Dutch tradition. Maybe if your kids are scouts (mine weren't) but otherwise not.
At WSU that was definitely the case in my fraternity. Dropped off alone at night in a vast, barren, snow covered Palouse, and told to find a white cross.These days, I just chase rainbows, and hang out in La Mancha with my buddy, Don—tilting...I recall hearing from a friend, while a freshman in college in the mid-70's, that his fraternity "pledge" hazing included such a rural drop-off.
I'm not sure clothing was involved, however.
There is a beautiful example from a Japanese film project, to find out just how competent children are, when left to do an errand in an urban enviroment.
A film enthusiast club participated in as much as they documented what two very young girls said and did as they where told to do an errand for grandad, to bring out his luncheon box for him.
A new camera amateur stood at every street corner and followed w candid camera at knee height their every move...
As they went down the road , on a familiar route, they communicated on what to do and commented on the many temptations they met.
Beautiful docu....from years and years ago..
haven´t been able to, but apparently from the 60´sI don't suppose you can remember the name of this Japanese film? I would love to see that!
Davey
Being Dutch, I can clarify this matter.According an article in the New York Times the Dutch have a scouting tradition called 'dropping' by which children are left in the forest at night and have to find their own way back to base.
We need more free range children, I say! My children are at least as smart as chickens.I'm with Peregrina2000 by the way when it comes to people in the USA and their irrational fears. What happened to us? I rode the train alone at age 5, played out until dark my whole life, and so did my children. I walked to kindergarten with my 3 friends, about a mile and a half, so did my children. We are fed so much FEAR on the internet and television I think it addles people's brains. It's depressing, really...
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