DS2's junior school sent a letter out recently with a form to join a 'cycling proficiency course' - 1.5 hours a day for a week, followed by an 'assessment'. DS2 is not a confident cyclist (or confident at all, really) and I really thought it would be good for him, that he would be a better cyclist if he knew some of the rules of the road. So I paid £15 for the course.
I didn't realise that the 'assessment' actually consisted of a 'test', which he could 'pass' or 'fail'. Of course he failed, didn't he. He apparently wasn't listening and got to a junction in the left hand lane when he'd been told to turn right. (so an assessment of his 'listening' rather than cycling?) and did a few other minor 'wrong' things. The group were called up individually to be told 'pass' or 'fail' and the reasons why - in front of the rest of the group. He was one of 3 (out of about 14) to fail, and when they were dismissed he went off to get his stuff and some of the girls came to tell me that he was crying and how sorry they felt for him - how humiliating is that for him? Anyway, he know feels that he can't ride his bike, as he has failed the test!.
My point is - what's the point of the test at all? I'm still glad he did the course, but if he hadn't done it he would still be 'allowed' out on his bike!
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Cycling Proficiency 'Test' - WHY????
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captainmummy · 26/06/2008 09:51
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