Recess Temperatures

[shootingstar]

I teach at a preK-8th grade parochial school. Our policy is we don't go outside if the temp with or without wind chill is below 32F.
Of course we just had a frigid couple of weeks and some kids came to school in shorts and sweatshirts (and it was near 0 for many mornings). These kids ALL come from money and can afford coats/gloves/hats, etc. Most of them have nicer coats than I do. They just don't want to wear it (unless they're skiing in Aspen and then by golly parents wouldn't think about complaining about the temperature).

IMO we're raising a bunch of pansies... and not just concerning the weather..

Interesting..I guess most of us did rebel at some point on amount of clothing. And it's relative. Maybe those kids should get warmed up playing soccer.

Don't any of us remembering wearing leotard under our dresses/skirts and winter boots in -20 C winters with snow drifts taller than our heads? With a winter coat, boots and running around the snowy playground.

I still joke with my partner that's why I can still wear just 1 cycling tight on 75% or more of Vancouver's winter days. My legs got toughened in childhood. But he wears 2 layers over his legs at near 0 to -5 C degrees, even when there is no wind chill.