daughters school is letting them out 1h early for next england game , right or wrong

SUESMITH_2

where i work we are finishing lessons an hour early but not school, children will be on the premises and can choose to watch the football on our huge screen in the hall or can chat quietly to their friends in the dining hall - kids will leave school at the usual time. staff have already been told that even if they're not teaching that lesson they are not allowed to leave early, in fact lots will stay late and supervise the kids that want to watch all the match with us.

fedupnow

Person_one wrote: »

What if they're perfectly happy being second generation Irish or Jamaican living in England? What if they are they are both English AND another nationality? What if they aren't English at all? What if they're Scottish, Welsh, Guatemalan or Iraqi?

I disagree with teaching children to be 'proud' of something that is pure chance, like nationality. They didn't choose it, they didn't make an informed decision and come to the conclusion that it would be best to be born in England!

Does not supporting the English football team make you somehow less English anyway? They aren't elected representatives, just a group of men who happen to be good at kicking a ball around!

Well, I think you want me to say that they shouldn't be happy being anything other than English. But that would be ridiculous and total nonsense.

I am Welsh for heavens sake, I wouldn't be offended or upset by this. I think it is good that all the people (pupils/students) can unite and support a team. Yeah I know, your going to say they may support Russia or somewhere - well that would be unfortunate wouldn't it. But, they live in England so they would just have to deal with it. Harsh I know.
If I were living in Russia, I would expect the people around me to support Russia. I would just have to deal with it.

fedupnow

sexki11en wrote: »

If i'm not mistaken, isn't kick off at 4pm? So why the hell should they be letting them off at 2.30pm???

I think it's absolutely appalling. All those parents who have justified it and are saying "school isn't a prison" and "no wonder our kids are unhappy" should get a grip. It's your mollycoddling them no doubt that's made them that way. Rules didn't do my generation any harm (and i'm only 30) There aren't enough of them about anymore if you ask me.

Kid today have it way too easy and expect the moon on a stick and think the world owes them a favour because of the attitudes of parents these days. And these namby pamby, cotton wool wrapped up kids are our future? I'm glad I won't be around to see it!

SK x

Are you joking? The problem seems to be that some parents don't want their kids to have an hour off school - a secondary school, where they may have to take time off work to go and collect them.

As a namby pamby parent who wouldn't mind - mine could look after themselves quite well at 11. Find their own way home and everything.

Goodness - I bet that's going to open a can or two.

I don't see the connection sorry.

fedupnow

vixarooni wrote: »

This is a hard one. I remember when i was in year 5 or 6 in primary school we were let out of school to watch the Tour de France, but i suppose we could physically see that go past and thats quite an experience vs just watching it on tv.

Very hard, but as a football fan id have to say i would go with the going home early option. Its the atmosphere and joining of everyone as one that has a benefit to their education, not academically speaking of course.

I remember being taken out of class to watch the first landing on the moon on tv in the school hall (I was very young - honest). I think I missed a good hour of 'schooling'.

I've coped though.

AnxiousMum

Well we are not soccer fans, and couldn't give a hoot about the game at any level......but.......my three younger boys in primary school who are more into rugby, are thoroughly enjoying the comoraderie between their classmates, enjoying watching the games at school etc. Each class has a football pool (no monies involved of course) and the prize for the winners is a 'winners table' at lunch at the end of it,and there's some special dessert planned for them or something. They have incorporated the World Cup into the whole school curriculum, quite simply, they are all researching various countries, and the countries are all represented by their participation in the World Cup - but involving everything from the geography and climate, the history, the people and their customs etc.

Personally, I think that parents are more concerned about the inconvenience to them as parents than their child missing a whopping hour of school time - particularly where the child has to be picked up. World Cup time is about the only times I've seen the English actually celebrate England ...... and I love it for that reason

Now if only the did the same thing here for the World Series.....or the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs

tabskitten

*Jellie* wrote: »

Our school is shortening lunchtime and moving lessons forward so no teaching time is missed! They are then putting the football on in the hall so people can stay and watch or can go home at 3.
It seems like a pretty good solution.

looby75 wrote: »

ds school is now having a football party They get to take their football kits in or red and white clothes, get changed at 2.30, then go into that hall for 3pm to watch the match.....at half time they are having hot dogs and icecream....if they don't want to watch the match they can go out on the school field and play some football based activities instead, the will be sent home/picked up at aprox 4.45pm.

They are charging £2 for this but I think it's an excellent idea, it caters for the kids who want to watch football and those who don't but still want to join in the fun. (it's a junior school, not sure how practical a similar thing would be in a senior school)

two fantastic solutions.
Not that hard really is it!!

DCFC79

sexki11en wrote: »

If i'm not mistaken, isn't kick off at 4pm? So why the hell should they be letting them off at 2.30pm???

kick off is at 3

DCFC79

AnxiousMum wrote: »

Well we are not soccer fans, and couldn't give a hoot about the game at any level......but.......my three younger boys in primary school who are more into rugby, are thoroughly enjoying the comoraderie between their classmates, enjoying watching the games at school etc. Each class has a football pool (no monies involved of course) and the prize for the winners is a 'winners table' at lunch at the end of it,and there's some special dessert planned for them or something. They have incorporated the World Cup into the whole school curriculum, quite simply, they are all researching various countries, and the countries are all represented by their participation in the World Cup - but involving everything from the geography and climate, the history, the people and their customs etc.

i think the children doing something like this are likely to learn more arent they

peachyprice

fedupnow wrote: »

I remember being taken out of class to watch the first landing on the moon on tv in the school hall (I was very young - honest). I think I missed a good hour of 'schooling'.

Just think where you would be now if you hadn't have missed that whole hour of schooling

MrsE_2

myothercarisaferrari wrote: »

its only once every few years and what is your daughter going to miss in an hour? if yo are that bothered, why not ask the school to provide some homework for her to do?

I think its harmless to let them go 1 hour early, but I think the school should stay open to its proper time for working parents that can't collect their children early.