We have just gotten back from a week skiing in France and I spent a good deal of time on the learner slopes with a friend who is just learning. The amount of 3/4/5 year old children wailing in the snow and being terrified was just upsetting. The ratios appear to be really high with not enough staff to remotely cover what the kids actually need.
AIBU?
To think ski school for the tiny ones is fairly barbaric?
Nurder · 27/03/2024 07:50
Rainbowshit · 27/03/2024 08:57
ESF is just awful. The ratio of kids to instructor is just shocking.
We always tried to avoid them when possible and use the alternatives like new generation etc.
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LillianGish · 27/03/2024 09:24
Any child already in French education would be absolutely fine in French ski school. Any child not already licked into shape might struggle. The French spend the early years moulding children to fit in which is actually quite reassuring for children who start in the system and know nothing else (mine both started at 2.5) but it can seem quite strict, uncompromising to any child (or parent!) who is used to gentler, more child-centered methods.
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