To say we don't all have a garden

[drspouse]

DD is home self isolating and they had a trip out on foot to look at autumn leaves planned for today so we've been sent home some fairly well planned work I have to say, I'm quite impressed especially compared to what we had in April/May.
They've sent us this from Woodland Trust

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AIBU to point out (probably to the Woodland Trust but maybe also to school) that we don't all have gardens?
We have a paved yard with pots (no trees, we would have mini beasts but little to collect to make pictures) and two of her best friends live in upstairs flats.
Almost of these refer to "in your garden" or need outdoor space (we can have a picnic but her friends can't!)

Next the OP will complain against any homeschooling suggestion send to kids
because some have no computers
because some parents WFH

so doing NOTHING is so much fairer.

Good grief.

er they have? 1-5 can only be done if you have a garden. 6 - 10 are basically write a story, make something in lego. Not much content

Er they haven't. you might want to read again. For example, no5 "if you don't have a garden, have an indoor picnic"

Children should learn about what they have and what they don’t have, and how they live compared to others, as part of general education of the community and society they’re living in. They might aspire to have a big garden one day and make choices in life to achieve that.

I had originally written a caveat regarding not everyone wanting a garden, and it not necessarily being about money, but deleted it thinking I was being too wordy.

The point I was trying to make is that, even if kids don’t have a garden they should still be exposed to these suggestions and the realities of other people’s lives, even if they have less or more, not be sheltered from the differences.

Rise to the challenge! I'm sure you'll find a spider in a corner if you look hard enough!

@katy1213

Rise to the challenge! I'm sure you'll find a spider in a corner if you look hard enough!

And have the neighbours round asking why we're torturing DD? Nah, I think we'll make a model or something safer to my ears.