Posted on 09/01/2015 9:17:49 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
I had the same thought. Bike riding is legitimate phys ed and much more useful than much of what is done in PE.
But, I share your concern that this could be part of a long term anti car program.
I’ve been known to leave my manual transmission car running with the door open in the hopes of getting a good laugh when a car thief tries to take it.
I actually like the bikes idea. I’d like better if they teach them to swim. 75%+ of blacks can’t swim and just die if they fall in 6 ft. of water.
So... when is the government going to take over changing baby diapers ?
Being able to ride the bike you steal is a hell of a lot better than having to walk with it, or run alongside it during your getaways.
No Dodge Ball, but bike riding so you can crash and burn.
It least they still have PE. Other than the massive expense to taxpayers for the bikes, I don’t have a problem with it.
Saw an article in the WSJ couple weeks ago.
Was surprised how many millenials can’t ride a 2-wheel bike or swim.
50 years ago that number was almost zero.
You've identified the problem.
75% + of the little ones are bastards....
True, that would be useful as well.
Please define this unusual term, "DAD". Is this a mythical being? What role does he play?
Prepare the next generation for the managed decline when no one will be able to afford cars.
I thought the millenial hipster types are the "Critical Mass" crowd.
Not familiar with that term as applied to society?
For once, I agree with the schools. I wish my parents had let me have a bike or taught me to ride one when I was a kid. (My parents .... A whole ‘nother story. Sigh.) Anyway, my now-husband taught me to ride as an adult but I’m a crummy and timid rider because you really need to learn that sort of thing when you’re young. So yeah, it’s really the parents’ place to do this, but it’s D.C. A lot of parents who just can’t cope in that area, I imagine.
My Father taught me how to ride a Bike without Training Wheels and he even bought me a Schwinn Stingray.
How times have changed when there is a lack of Fathers in the Home. A big Thank You to LBJ and the Democrat Party.
Yes, but now Tx, the ‘father’ is the govt.
Only govt. can teach the kids.
It’s a warped world out there now.
Critical Mass is a bunch of cyclo-anarchists that like to have these rides where they block traffic and make a major nuisance of themselves. Not good PR for bicycling at all.
If only they were graded solely on their no-handed Supermans, just like the white kids are.
I believe tail whips, like aerial 360s, are good for extra credit.
I used to ride Critical Mass in San Francisco.
The only time I have ever seen overt pot smoking in front of the police with no repercussions.
On a positive note, if they forget their lock combination or key they are already adept at, er, freeing their designated ride.
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