Hot Topic: School Holidays
 

Should School holidays be reduced?

Seems the topic on the Haunted goldfish bowl this morning!

Discuss

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Apparently the long summer break was designed to ensure kids could help with the harvest.

Now they just play on the playstation. Lazy gits.

Me? I just surf forums while I should be working :D

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Yep, holidays should be shortened.
This from someone off work (injury) and two kids on half term and a teacher wife also off, mithering about "oh, you could get that new patio, driveway, room decorated" etc etc etc!
Around here, they are off for a week now, then seven weeks in the summer.
Eeee, when I were a lad, flat 'at, wippet, braaan bread (not Hovis!) we were lucky to get evining off for dinner and were pleased wi'that!

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Make em work all year round!

Not much problem with the current system really, think theres more pressing issues with the education system.

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Getting the kids to stay in school is one Flac!

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When the kids are young (eg, Primary school), I reckon the balance is just about right for holidays.

Secondary school (11years+) I think that holidays should be reduced. Not really to keep them working more, but at least phase in the fact that when you're working, you get sod all holidays.

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One of the arguments I heard on the tele for shortening the summer holidays was that the kids lose momentum on their learning with such a long break.

I take this point on board, but I really feel let kids be kids, they learn such a lot playing out on their bikes etc in the summer. My 6 year old is taking his bike apart at the mo, learn how to use a screw driver, tools etc. .... that you just dont get at school.

Once I have worked out my working arragements I like having them at home, and its easier in the summer when the weather is ok, rather then in the p**sing down rain earlier on in the year.

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Makes the roads nicer on the way to work, but i do know what you are saying ;)

And what is the haunted golfish bowl lol?

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A child doesn't stop learning when they leave the classroom imo. Indeed, alot about the world can't be learnt without getting out and experiencing it.

Therefore I reckon that holidays are right the way they are.

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Probably stagger the holidays a bit more like they do in the USA. That way, they should make those whingeing, work shy Teachers actually work full time for a full time paid job! :smt019