How far do K-12 students walk/bicycle/etc. to school these days?

[ucbalumnus]

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@great lakes mom

When they were in middle school and older, I was at work by 7, and there was no one to give rides, and they had to walk, no matter the weather. I now realize that they see this as a great hardship, as their friends had rides for the most part and they were out there trudging though icy and snow. Rather than building character, it seems to have built a dislike of severe winters, and they’d all rather live someplace warm.

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<p>Did you ever tell them the story of how you walked to school several miles every day, in all kinds of weather from blazing heat to freezing snow, uphill both ways? :)</p>