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the idea that children are exhausted from going to school is either untrue or very worrying for their future health.
Personally speaking my daughter is only six, so I'm not entirely surprised she is a bit tired. There is a lot of new stuff to take in at that age.
As well as school and homework she has the constant rotation of ballet, beavers, swimming, gymnastics, karate and birthday parties.
She is not (just) sat staring at a screen.
Stop them festering in front of tiny screens and they might be able to cope with the rigours of the school day a little more efficiently.
You know my family life so well. 🙄
It was a general 'state of the nation' comment rather being directed at you.
I can't ever remember anyone saying their children were tired out because of school, and I always treated it as a rest from playing out.
It ties in with the documented fall in physical exercise and the consequent health effects; if kids are tired from school, how will they learn not to be tired from further study, from work, from life in general?
It was a general 'state of the nation' comment rather being directed at you.
Which is utter bollocks, stop believing the media.
FWIW, my two 7 yr olds have just represented their school in QuadAthletics at County level and came back with a 1st, two 2nds and a 3rd in the running events.
So 😛 you
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No wonder they are tired.
Have you tried just sitting them in front of CBeebies for a week?
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Here in leeds my 8 year doesnt finish till next week! I have never known the summer holidays to start this close to August. By the sounds of it they are not doing much in the way of work and every other day is a PE kit day
No wonder they are tired.
Have you tried just sitting them in front of CBeebies for a week?
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FWIW, my two 7 yr olds have just represented their school in QuadAthletics at County level and came back with a 1st, two 2nds and a 3rd in the running events.
quite impressive that your 2 kids managed to make up the 3 podium places 😉
in the running event[b]s[/b]
(A first and third in the sprint, both second in the distance event).
#[s]competitive[/s]prouddad
Mine (yr5) had a school wide water fight yesterday afternoon - seemed like a brilliant plan given it was 30deg.
Ours officially finish next Tuesday.
Youngest (9) having an easy week and enjoying more outdoor activities.
Eldest (13) has effectively finished already. Inset day yesterday, 3 day residential music course from today, in school Friday, Monday off to a theme park for a school reward trip, finishes lunch time Tuesday.
I work term time. Finish on Friday. I may have mentioned this to my colleagues in passing. More than once!
crikey - MemberAm I the only one concerned about these 'utterly exhausted' and 'knackered' children?
I don't know any, my 10 year old is more concerned about falling out with his GF than why his SATS test said is nurmercy skills were a bit weak, despite his maths tutor (former School head and current schools inspector) says he's finding year 7 maths pretty easy.
If he's tired he hides it well, he'll be knackered tonight, but then he's got his sports day today, followed by a climbing comp tonight and he's riding FOD with my Sat and BPW the weekend after.
MOst of the kids in his class are the same, they play in the street of an evening and they all seem to be members of 2 or more clubs, drama, swimming, climbing, running, fenching (no way I'm giving him a sword, even one of those wispy fencing ones) - they're as superhuman as they've always been.
These activities can be really useful for kids forming new/different relationships with peers and staff. Also it may give some kids the opportunity to excel when this would be less likely in the classroom.
I used to take groups to the Pitt-Rivers etc in Oxford during the degree awarding ceremonies. Many of the kids had never been to Oxford and most were fascinated by all the dressing up in gowns and cut glass accents (in addition to the shrunken heads and totem poles). Very worthwhile indeed.
So I asked one of my girls what they did yesterday....
[i]We did PE in the morning then just coloured all day 'whilst the teachers got on with things'.[/i]
Yet we'd get a fine if we'd taken them out to go on holiday 👿