Re [SPfor Grownups] Flying

[Amy Z]

Scott wrote:

> --I can think of two good parallels for flying. One is PE which 
> students are required to take in their first year of High School, 
and 
> is optional thereafter. 

You lucky thing.  We had to take it every year.

A parallel from my own high school experience would be swimming.  Our 
h.s. had a pool, and everyone needed to take at least one quarter of 
swimming.  I believe that the general idea was that no one should 
graduate from high school without this very basic life skill--good 
idea if you ask me (and one of the few instances where the curriculum 
seemed to be designed by someone who looked at life, looked at 
school, and tried to make school a decent preparation for life--I got 
a very good high school education, but it was mostly in spite of the 
official structures, not because of them).

I can't recall whether flying was optional.  My impression was that 
it was required--it just didn't take place during the usual classroom 
hours.

Amy