Should children be allowed
to stay in at break time?
A group of children at Willow Tree School feel they should have the
right to stay in at break times if they want to. There are a number of
impracticalities regarding such a ridiculous idea but the foolish children
appear not to have considered them.
Firstly, the children have to be
supervised at all times and with children inside and outside this would not be
possible. The budget for lunchtime stuff is already being stretched and there
is certainly not enough money to employ extra staff just to satisfy these
selfish children.
Some of the children are suggesting that the teacher could
supervise them if they choose to be indoors at playtime. Are the teacher not
working hard enough already? Do they not deserve 50 minutes to reflect on the
morning? Do they not use the 50 minutes to prepare for the afternoon? Asking
the teacher to supervise the children is beyond their job description.
Everybody knows that air needed to help the brain at its best. In a
recent study, Oxford University found that children’s concentrate tripled once
they had been outside. If children were allowed to stay cooped up inside all
day their concentration would suffer.
Of course some people might say it’s unfair to make children go outside
on a cold day. However, it has been proven that colds and illness spread in
warm conditions. So, being outside is actually beneficial to their health. Plus
they can run around and get some exercises outside.
Children need to go outside at break times. They need fresh air and
exercise for their health. Teacher need a break to prepare, reflect and relax.
However, the fundamental reason why children cannot stay in at break times is
because there is just not enough money to provide supervision.
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