I have a pre-teen, my goodness he's only 11, but my I've noticed a difference already. The silence, or - if I'm lucky - the occasional murmur in the morning, show the signs that this boy is not ready for school first thing in the morning. Having said that he does get himself up and dressed and fed (often force fed) in time, but it's not the tigger bounce in the morning of yesteryear!
So was very interested to watch on BBC the story of the school who have shifted the school time for teenagers to 1.30-7pm, and apparently making a whole lot of difference. The hormone changes in the hypothalamus means that them getting up at 8am (say) is the equivalent of an adult getting up at 4.30am every morning.
It's too early to check exam results, but by all accounts making for happier kids all around! I love this kind of stuff, and will be monitoring.
Having said that, Jasper is doing very well, as he's a conscientious kid (for the teachers), but still one to keep an eye on.
You can watch for yourself here!
Would welcome feedback from real parents with real teenagers, I am just a fledgling right now ;)
Annie x
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
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Thursday, 31 March 2011
Top Tips for you/your child starting out in school :)
Thought I'd jot down a few tips for parents whose child will be starting formal school soon!
1) If you are going to expose them to the alphabet, teach them lower case! I bought my son a magnetic fridge game and he knew all his Capital Letters, but was of no use starting formal education!
2) Get somebody to get contact details for all the other parents of the class, it comes in handy for reminders of non-uniform days and clarification of homework etc.
3) Its a good idea if they can put on and take off their own coats and shoes etc., but don't stress if they can't! My son couldn't until after day 1 when he saw everyone else doing it themselves!!!!
4) If you want to take your child out of school for a holiday, remember that you are not legally bound to send them for formal education until they are 5, so don't worry before then. Also, schools are marked down for "unauthorised" absence! A lot of schools, like ours, do authorise leave, particularly in the first couple of years.
5) Remember, as I have to do now and again, that they all get there! I feel there is too much emphasis on homework too young. From 4yo (late born boy) we had 3 books, spellings and maths homework every week! I often remind his teachers of the things he is good at ;)
I want to be mum to my child not teacher, I want to bring them home, talk to them, give them tea, bath and put them to bed - well I want my OH to do the latter, but you get the gist! I do not want be arguing over homework and spellings!
Oh, and never forget (well in my case anyway) ;)
Would love to hear other people's top tips to compile a bigger list :)
Annie x
#30dayblog thanks to @Nikkipilkington
1) If you are going to expose them to the alphabet, teach them lower case! I bought my son a magnetic fridge game and he knew all his Capital Letters, but was of no use starting formal education!
2) Get somebody to get contact details for all the other parents of the class, it comes in handy for reminders of non-uniform days and clarification of homework etc.
3) Its a good idea if they can put on and take off their own coats and shoes etc., but don't stress if they can't! My son couldn't until after day 1 when he saw everyone else doing it themselves!!!!
4) If you want to take your child out of school for a holiday, remember that you are not legally bound to send them for formal education until they are 5, so don't worry before then. Also, schools are marked down for "unauthorised" absence! A lot of schools, like ours, do authorise leave, particularly in the first couple of years.
5) Remember, as I have to do now and again, that they all get there! I feel there is too much emphasis on homework too young. From 4yo (late born boy) we had 3 books, spellings and maths homework every week! I often remind his teachers of the things he is good at ;)
I want to be mum to my child not teacher, I want to bring them home, talk to them, give them tea, bath and put them to bed - well I want my OH to do the latter, but you get the gist! I do not want be arguing over homework and spellings!
Oh, and never forget (well in my case anyway) ;)
Annie x
#30dayblog thanks to @Nikkipilkington
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