Traffic jam
By xiaxin728
@xiaxin728 (85)
China
November 16, 2009 10:33pm CST
Nowdays it's a common phonomenon that parents drive their children to school and back home,which causes a heated discussion. many supporters believe that more valuable time can be saved , their children have a lot of time to rest ,do homework and enoung sleep. however,there are still many people who hold different opinions,they belive that it results in more traffic jams,expeically around schools in rush hours, it takes parents a lot of time ,energy and expenses,maybe it leads children will more rely on their parents,it's not good for children. what do you think ? Do you does like this ?
3 responses
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
17 Nov 09
Hello. Yes, indeed, traffic jams cause a lot of frustration for adults as well as for children. It is very much a huge loss of time. I have traveled to some of the major cities in different parts of the world. Some of my friends there tell me that they spend about two to three hours on the bus going to work and returning back home. That is really a big waste of time.
@xiaxin728 (85)
• China
17 Nov 09
hi yes ,some of my friends also tell me ,it's spent a lot of time on way,alothouh i'm in a small city,i can't imagine in a big city,i think it must take some right measures.
@yinlingfang6 (5)
• China
29 Nov 09
Yeah, with the development of the economy, more and more family have their own car,because of the love of them,many of parents choose to send their kids to school by themseves.Maybe i can't tell whether is'a good phenomenon,any thing has two sides,just as different conditions.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Nov 09
Hello xx. I think that it is because we parents are worried about the safety of our kids that quite of us use our own cars to send the kids to school as well as pick them up when it is time for school and off school, especially in China, when it has been a time that we have only one child in most of the families. From this point of view, we can easily see the reason why. But from another point of view, it can be seen that the kids will develop the habit of relying on their parents to send and pick them up when it comes to "school". Of course, I think that it is still better to have the kids go to school by themselves if the school is not far. It is a good idea to develop the kids' sense of independence. Anyway, based on what I have said, I think that it is just like the saying that every coin has two sides. Thank you for the discussion. Take care.
