School Is On But What is Missing in Holland?

Mother probably taking her daughter to school

Older kids by the hundreds bike past the Expats house morning and afternoon

Here appears to be a group of school kids on a field trip. Were they biking off to a farm?

So what is missing in the education process there in Holland? I did not see one, yes not even one, yellow school bus in three weeks. Kids in Holland pedal to school. The son and daughter of one of the Expats' friends pedal multiple kilometers taking about 30 to 45 minutes morning and night to bike to their high school in a neighboring town. Only in severe weather do they take a bus or train. And by the way their dad is a professor and mom is a medical doctor so they could probably afford a car for the kids. There are no overweight kids there and they really don't need P. E. to get into shape or burn energy! And consider the cost savings for the education process! Millions if not more not spent on fuel, vehicles, and drivers and support folks. Would it work here? On a limited basis in fall and spring maybe but its sort of hard to pedal in a snowstorm. But what would happen if bussing was ended? I suppose parents would take over transporting the kids with their cars as is the case in many areas even now. Nonetheless, it is interesting to know that in some cultures like most of rest of the world the kids are responsible for their own ride to and from school!