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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 31069" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I realize that in this day and age, these kinds of "drills" are necessary. Kids watch the TV news too and they know what goes on in the world, and a lot of kids are probably already scared. Even though the instances of these things happening are still fairly rare, the media coverage makes it seem even more so. I think how they conduct these "drills" is vitally important - they <em>must</em> find a way to teach children what to do without scaring them half to death! </p><p></p><p>I'm probably much older than a lot of you, but we had "drills" too when I was a small kid in the 50's. Back then, everyone was waiting for "The Atomic Bomb" to drop! This was even before the era when everyone was building the backyard bomb shelters and stocking them with canned goods! At least once a week we were shown little movies and had classroom instruction on what to do when "The Bomb" was dropped on us! Not <em>IF</em> "The Bomb" dropped, it was <em>WHEN</em> "The Bomb" dropped! The films they showed told us that if "it" happened while we were in school, we would be safe if we crawled under our little wooden school desks and covered our heads with our arms! Even as small kids, we didn't buy that one! I remember being so scared of "it" happening while I was at school that for a long time I didn't want to go - if "it" happened while I was in school, I wouldn't be able to get home again! My biggest fear was being separated from my family.</p><p></p><p>They were pretty clueless back then and maybe they didn't realize that they were terrorizing a whole generation of children! Or maybe they knew the affect it was having on us, but thought that "the end justifies the means". They thought that way back then. This was coming from teachers we trusted and believed in, it wasn't "if" it happened, it was "when"! The teachers probably believed it themselves. And I remember <em>assuming</em> as a very young child that my friends and I more than likely were not going to be <em>fortunate enough to grow up</em> because they were going to drop A BOMB on us! I even got fairly philosophical about it at age 6 or 7 - like someone in the late stages of a terminal disease - thinking, "<em>Too bad about me ... I probably would have made a good mother someday</em>!" And it wasn't just me! I have talked to others about my age, and they all felt the same way. We grew up terrified, and it had a lifelong affect on us!</p><p></p><p>Kids today are growing up in a even more frightening atmosphere than we did. I know that it is necessary for kids to have "disaster training" in the schools, but I sincerely hope they keep in mind the sensitivity of children and do it in a way that says, "This probably will never happen, but <em>if</em> it does...", keeping a close eye on the anxiety level of the children and not alarming and frightening them unduly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 31069, member: 1883"] I realize that in this day and age, these kinds of "drills" are necessary. Kids watch the TV news too and they know what goes on in the world, and a lot of kids are probably already scared. Even though the instances of these things happening are still fairly rare, the media coverage makes it seem even more so. I think how they conduct these "drills" is vitally important - they [i]must[/i] find a way to teach children what to do without scaring them half to death! I'm probably much older than a lot of you, but we had "drills" too when I was a small kid in the 50's. Back then, everyone was waiting for "The Atomic Bomb" to drop! This was even before the era when everyone was building the backyard bomb shelters and stocking them with canned goods! At least once a week we were shown little movies and had classroom instruction on what to do when "The Bomb" was dropped on us! Not [i]IF[/i] "The Bomb" dropped, it was [i]WHEN[/i] "The Bomb" dropped! The films they showed told us that if "it" happened while we were in school, we would be safe if we crawled under our little wooden school desks and covered our heads with our arms! Even as small kids, we didn't buy that one! I remember being so scared of "it" happening while I was at school that for a long time I didn't want to go - if "it" happened while I was in school, I wouldn't be able to get home again! My biggest fear was being separated from my family. They were pretty clueless back then and maybe they didn't realize that they were terrorizing a whole generation of children! Or maybe they knew the affect it was having on us, but thought that "the end justifies the means". They thought that way back then. This was coming from teachers we trusted and believed in, it wasn't "if" it happened, it was "when"! The teachers probably believed it themselves. And I remember [i]assuming[/i] as a very young child that my friends and I more than likely were not going to be [i]fortunate enough to grow up[/i] because they were going to drop A BOMB on us! I even got fairly philosophical about it at age 6 or 7 - like someone in the late stages of a terminal disease - thinking, "[i]Too bad about me ... I probably would have made a good mother someday[/i]!" And it wasn't just me! I have talked to others about my age, and they all felt the same way. We grew up terrified, and it had a lifelong affect on us! Kids today are growing up in a even more frightening atmosphere than we did. I know that it is necessary for kids to have "disaster training" in the schools, but I sincerely hope they keep in mind the sensitivity of children and do it in a way that says, "This probably will never happen, but [i]if[/i] it does...", keeping a close eye on the anxiety level of the children and not alarming and frightening them unduly. [/QUOTE]
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