Need to cancel swimming lesson

The_Unready

Emmia said:

The_Unready said:

Emmia said:

Swimming is the one skill that can save your life. I also hated swimming when I first started but my mum (who can't swim) made me go to lessons even though I cried etc.  

Swimming is now one of my favourite activities, and I only stopped lessons after doing all the badges, life saving etc.

As a parent you should grit your teeth,  take her back to the classes and get her to learn. Leave her with the teacher who will have seen this all before.

I'm sorry if that seems cruel. Kids also often cry at the door when they go to nursery, but the moment the parent leaves the tears dry and they start engaging and having fun... But I can see how this is difficult.

I think that there are quite a few other skills apart from swimming that can save your life 😃

Could you list them?

Indeed - here's one example: you're in the outback in Canada and are being charged by a very annoyed grizzly bear. If you happened to have a high-powered rifle with you, skill in knowing how to load, aim and fire it would be very useful.

Another example: you are driving a car which starts aquaplaning on a standing body of water on the road, sending you hurtling towards the edge of a cliff. The skill of knowing how to steer the car and manage the consequential skid successfully could enable you to divert the car from the cliff edge.

There are literally thousands of similar examples - I'm sure readers can come up with their own.

Emmia

The_Unready said:

Emmia said:

The_Unready said:

Emmia said:

Swimming is the one skill that can save your life. I also hated swimming when I first started but my mum (who can't swim) made me go to lessons even though I cried etc.  

Swimming is now one of my favourite activities, and I only stopped lessons after doing all the badges, life saving etc.

As a parent you should grit your teeth,  take her back to the classes and get her to learn. Leave her with the teacher who will have seen this all before.

I'm sorry if that seems cruel. Kids also often cry at the door when they go to nursery, but the moment the parent leaves the tears dry and they start engaging and having fun... But I can see how this is difficult.

I think that there are quite a few other skills apart from swimming that can save your life 😃

Could you list them?

Indeed - here's one example: you're in the outback in Canada and are being charged by a very annoyed grizzly bear. If you happened to have a high-powered rifle with you, skill in knowing how to load, aim and fire it would be very useful.

Another example: you are driving a car which starts aquaplaning on a standing body of water on the road, sending you hurtling towards the edge of a cliff. The skill of knowing how to steer the car and manage the consequential skid successfully could enable you to divert the car from the cliff edge.

There are literally thousands of similar examples - I'm sure readers can come up with their own.

But the shooting and driving skills would be taught, just like swimming...

Also, not that many bears in the UK, and we have pretty restrictive gun laws - no one carries high powered rifles as a matter of routine.

The_Unready

Emmia said:

The_Unready said:

Emmia said:

The_Unready said:

Emmia said:

Swimming is the one skill that can save your life. I also hated swimming when I first started but my mum (who can't swim) made me go to lessons even though I cried etc.  

Swimming is now one of my favourite activities, and I only stopped lessons after doing all the badges, life saving etc.

As a parent you should grit your teeth,  take her back to the classes and get her to learn. Leave her with the teacher who will have seen this all before.

I'm sorry if that seems cruel. Kids also often cry at the door when they go to nursery, but the moment the parent leaves the tears dry and they start engaging and having fun... But I can see how this is difficult.

I think that there are quite a few other skills apart from swimming that can save your life 😃

Could you list them?

Indeed - here's one example: you're in the outback in Canada and are being charged by a very annoyed grizzly bear. If you happened to have a high-powered rifle with you, skill in knowing how to load, aim and fire it would be very useful.

Another example: you are driving a car which starts aquaplaning on a standing body of water on the road, sending you hurtling towards the edge of a cliff. The skill of knowing how to steer the car and manage the consequential skid successfully could enable you to divert the car from the cliff edge.

There are literally thousands of similar examples - I'm sure readers can come up with their own.

But the shooting and driving skills would be taught, just like swimming...

Also, not that many bears in the UK, and we have pretty restrictive gun laws - no one carries high powered rifles as a matter of routine.

I really can't work out whether or not you're just being obtuse? You stated that swimming was the ONE skill that could save your life. I've provided examples of other skills that could also, theoretically, save your life. How likely they are to be needed is irrelevant, but it should be obvious to everyone that swimming isn't the ONLY skill that COULD save your life.

mikb

Nushi said:

it says no refunds or transfer on website.

The teacher also kept telling her enough crying and ask me to get her out as she couldn’t get through to her. 

Can anyone advise me? Thank you

Back to the OP: I'm just a little puzzled by this bit. 

The teacher, whose job it is to teach swimming, part of which is to reassure nervous children -- it's not like that's going to be a rare occurrence -- has said they want the child out, and are unable to teach them. 

That sounds like _they_ broke any contract first.

Surely in a case like that, some thought should have been given to a refund? Even as a "discretionary/goodwill gesture" or however they want to wrap it up so it doesn't look like they've backed down on their policy?

Murphybear

marcia_ said:

Nushi said:

Hi everyone! 

I just wanted some advice. I recently enrolled my 4 yr old daughter for swimming lesson. She loved the sea when we were on holiday. On her first lesson, she was so scared and would not stop crying. She says that water is splashing on her face and the pool is too deep. She was also scared to drown. Now she dsnt want to go anymore. 

I have already paid for a block of 10 lessons and it says no refunds or transfer on website. 

The teacher also kept telling her enough crying and ask me to get her out as she couldn’t get through to her. 

Can anyone advise me? Thank you

 There is nothing you can do. If your contact says no refunds that's what you have. 

Not necessarily.  My late BFF took out a contract with a local leisure centre.  Unfortunately a couple of months later she was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer.  While she was in hospital I wrote to the leisure centre explaining the circumstances and asking if she could cancel the contract as it was unlikely she would be able to use the gym/pool in the foreseeable future.

I got a nice letter from them sending condolences and confirming her contract was cancelled immediately.  They also sent me a voucher for a free swim

marcia_

Murphybear said:

marcia_ said:

Nushi said:

Hi everyone! 

I just wanted some advice. I recently enrolled my 4 yr old daughter for swimming lesson. She loved the sea when we were on holiday. On her first lesson, she was so scared and would not stop crying. She says that water is splashing on her face and the pool is too deep. She was also scared to drown. Now she dsnt want to go anymore. 

I have already paid for a block of 10 lessons and it says no refunds or transfer on website. 

The teacher also kept telling her enough crying and ask me to get her out as she couldn’t get through to her. 

Can anyone advise me? Thank you

 There is nothing you can do. If your contact says no refunds that's what you have. 

Not necessarily.  My late BFF took out a contract with a local leisure centre.  Unfortunately a couple of months later she was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer.  While she was in hospital I wrote to the leisure centre explaining the circumstances and asking if she could cancel the contract as it was unlikely she would be able to use the gym/pool in the foreseeable future.

I got a nice letter from them sending condolences and confirming her contract was cancelled immediately.  They also sent me a voucher for a free swim

 Big difference in compassionate reasons due to cancer and chid crying.