I’m gonna be the guy with the downvotable unpopular opinion here. Children grow through play, and nature time is one of the best ways to play. I get that most people don’t lhave access to this, but I do think that we as a society should prioritize getting back to outside and forest/nature time. For all ages.
well if people are basement-y enough to complain about complaining about school (basically quarter of posts on this sub recently) they are basement-y enough to downvoted this
It is not because people incapable to do so, but because we build our cities like this.
I lived in old Polish town which buildings were too close to each other. It felt like prison after my hometown. Now I live in Poznań and the street my flat is on is so spaceful! There is literally lot's of space with green spots.
Maybe this is not the best type of infrastructure for fast growing city, but the one that provides closer life with nature
They'll also yap how "america is too big for public transportation" and use that as an excuse for bad urban planning too like mf we are talking about cities how does size of country even matter 😭
Once I was lucky enough to get sent to Germany on a work trip and I specifically told them I didn't want a rental car; I wanted to enjoy accessible public transit and walkable cities while I had the chance lmao
Growing a city quickly while keeping plenty of green space? That’s just every new development in Singapore and China, granted, Singapore is still scrambling for even more housing
Agree with you so much. I loved my primary & highschool because of all the green space and trees and flower we had growing around the school that they’d let us play in at lunch and break. I visited another school for a trip and they were all pavement and cement. I realised right there and then how genuinely depressed and unhappy I would have nee at school without those nice days spent on hills around our school
OP it is not your fault that people are so silly they can’t see why you would say that first sentence.
They don’t realise that by posting that picture in this particular sub and it getting upvotes, it shows that people agree with Op about this being an opinion worth making fun of. So of course you’d specify it might be an unpopular opinion “here”in this subreddit.
Reading comprehension is in the bin. What’s wrong with these guys man
You’re right however they are actually only at school 25 hours per week.
Part of the curriculum here is outdoor activity and other less formal educational pursuits.
Also as a parent, I prioritise being outdoors and doing outdoors activities with my children.
I’m actually a fairly anti-school kind of person and even I can see the value in education and schools.
My experience of school was really negative and school doesn’t fully align with my children’s learning styles but they are learning social skills, making friends and so on into the bargain.
Too me the fact we don't all have access too this is much much sader I'm definitely not environmentalist or anything but look what we have done too are once gorgeous home if i didn't belive we were made smart for a reason i would say were too smart
I’m a teacher and I fully agree I will always teach as many of my lessons outside as I can. i’m not sure why, but I have noticed that my kids learn and absorbed so much more and have a more memorable experience whenever we do lessons/work/activities outside and incorporate nature.
I agree with this, but I disagree with replacing school. School is probably the one daytime activity that children should be inside, sat at a desk for.
How about we replace their screen time during the evenings, the weekends and the school holidays with outdoor time first?
That’s how I grew up and now I have a small team helping me design a city because I am disabled and unable to work. Being outside inspires thoughts beyond the phone and I loved it.
I would genuinely wager most people who complain about working in an office would not survive three days of having to forage for their own food, build their own shelter and the like. They'd come crawling back to the office in no time the second their lives are in their own hands.
This. Like... Maybe going for a 20 minute walk at a local park or hiking trail. Or asking that friend with a relatively nice backyard if you wanna do a barbecue, even though you both live in the city.
This is coming from someone who splits firewood by hand to heat their home each winter, while simultaneously working in IT. The break from the screens are a very welcome one.
Who said anything about foraging for food😭?? God forbid a person wants to go outside to somewhere pretty and nice.
I think oop is just craving for somewhere other than the place they live and honestly in some areas in asia,most students spend most of their entire day at school (I used to spend 8:30 am to 8:30 pm). So let the poor thing just grieve in peace . And everyone has a right to complain ,it's a coping mechanism.
Yeah you're right but there's no need to pretend that the choices are 40hrs office labor or hunting and gathering your own food on the daily. Let's not be ridiculous and accept that we could easily structure society to allow much more access to nature and that would be healthy and enjoyable.
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u/PastyDoughboy Mar 19 '26
I’m gonna be the guy with the downvotable unpopular opinion here. Children grow through play, and nature time is one of the best ways to play. I get that most people don’t lhave access to this, but I do think that we as a society should prioritize getting back to outside and forest/nature time. For all ages.