Just a little bit different...

i bet bean's school is different than your kid's school.

why?

they go on several field trips a year to an nature education/adventure training place. this place requires that they have a consent/waiver form on hand for each participant. i filled it out this morning....
i totally just signed a paper that said that i understand the risks involved in this type of educational experience. the risks included "falls, rope burns, pinches, scrapes, scratches, bruises, lacerations, fractures, concussions, or more severe life threatening hazards. participation in the ropes course activities entails known and unanticipated risks that could result in physical or emotional injury, paralysis, death or damage to me, to property or to third parties."

i bold faced the word just so you wouldn't miss it. yes, i signed a form that said that i understood that my kid could die while on a field trip. bet you didn't have to do THAT!