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Train delay and School comments

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HarrowToCroydon · 27/09/2023 05:39

This article where a school trip got affected due to a train issue.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/train-passenger-describes-insane-11-hour-journey-to-edinburgh/ar-AA1hgSJm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=25bfc61851b34909a01cbacaf117e103&ei=34

Pasting some statements -
"An X account for Greenfaulds High School posted images of the stranded children eating chips while sitting on the concourse floor at Preston station."

“If we had not, we would have 50 young children abandoned on the streets of Preston once the station closes."

AIBU to think that such events would contribute towards building some form of resiliency in the Children?

Rather than complain, should the school and parents be a little happy that the children were pushed out of their comfort zone?

MSN

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/train-passenger-describes-insane-11-hour-journey-to-edinburgh/ar-AA1hgSJm?cvid=25bfc61851b34909a01cbacaf117e103&ei=34&ocid=msedgntp

OP posts:
AnSolas · 27/09/2023 07:22

What would the children learn?

They could not get in the cabs.
They could not hire a coach.
They could not leave the station to find a chip shop.

So one or more of the adults had to organise food and transport.

The children got to learn
a) how to sit in a train station and
b) eat takeout
c) wait for a bus and
d) be driven to their school late at night in a bus

Not much learning resiliency is involved except for accepting things did not go to plan and that some adults will sort "stuff".

Hardbackwriter · 27/09/2023 07:13

When my train is delayed I don't see it as a marvellous chance to build my resilience so no, I wouldn't expect that of my children either!

OnAFrolicOfMyOwn · 27/09/2023 07:10

No - we almost take for granted how terrible the train service is in the UK as it is when it comes to minor delays and cancellations; we certainly shouldn't accept extreme situations like this or be bringing children up to accept them.

Jellycatspyjamas · 27/09/2023 06:13

Absolutely I’d be delighted my 12 year old had learned resilience by being stranded in a small town, with a bag of chips, not getting home til gone 3.00am with the expectation of school (and work for the parents) the next day. Fabulous.

Pushed out of your comfort zone is one thing, waiting with 50 kids and no way transport them home and very limited means to feed them, and no shelter is quite another.

Hurrayforfridays · 27/09/2023 06:11

I don't think the teachers were being unreasonable at all. It sounds like they and the children did show resilience, stayed calm, got their own coach, got some food etc when the train company weren't giving them any information....

MidnightOnceMore · 27/09/2023 06:07

I don't think anyone should be 'happy' at what the Tories have done to our travel infrastructure. The fact people can't reliably get from A to B anymore is really not good.

MrsHamlet · 27/09/2023 06:03

Have you ever been in charge of a school trip of other people's children?