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

debs2327

Person_one wrote: »

Sigh. I hate how obsessed with football this country is getting. Will children who hate football but love other sports be allowed to leave early for important Wimbledon matches, or Ice Hockey finals or the table tennis championships?

Don't even get me started on patriotism, I agree with Einstein, he called it "the measles of mankind!"

my point entirely , cant see it happening tho ( as an ice hockey fan ) cant see my dd`s being let off when GB team plays

debs2327

Running_Horse wrote: »

It's not the job of schools to teach patriotism.

We're not some jumped up 3rd world country with a goose-stepping army.

sorry but our kids go to school to be taught there way through life and to be educated and whats right and wrong , not to teach them "oh just stay off work that day your football team is playing take a sickie , take the afternoon off when england comes back too we dont mind go on have a break school work can wait till the worl cup is over .!!!

fedupnow

I'm another who thinks it's a great idea.

It's an hour, let's keep it in perspective. Missing an hour of lesson is not going to damage their education irreparably. When I think of all the time wasted in schools faffing about with nonsense and talks and lectures because 'a' child fell and cut their knee, an hour is nothing.

Some parents may have the inconvenience of having to collect them (with short notice) but there are normally plans for this in case of illness anyway. If not, then there should be. The schools are not there to child mind after all.

The suggestion that it 'gives a bad message' is also flawed. I think it shows a willing to cooperate - give and take, meet people half way, be reasonable.

And, yes I also think it is good for the schools to promote a little patriotism. Why not? How can it possibly be a bad thing. There is so much diversity in schools and communities that it is good to have something to unite us.

Just my two cents.:D

mountainofdebt

fedupnow wrote: »

The suggestion that it 'gives a bad message' is also flawed. I think it shows a willing to cooperate - give and take, meet people half way, be reasonable.

So does this mean when the OP wants to take her children out of school a week early to go on hols she should be allowed to ?

debs2327

mountainofdebt wrote: »

So does this mean when the OP wants to take her children out of school a week early to go on hols she should be allowed to ?

i agree also our family is into ice hockey so when the nhl finals is on would they be ok to let my dd out to watch that or her go into school late if its on during the night !!!
at the end of the day this is teaching our kids its ok to take time off even when your not ill so what attitude are they going to take when they are working and a really important night out is planned " oh its ok to pull a sickie its important i get out on time !! its all wrong as in a previous post theres ways to do this and get the school involved with the world cup from the begining ,
what about the foreign people in our school would they be alowed to be out of school for the country`s matches ????????

Gingham_Ribbon

blabberwort wrote: »

Not everyone watches the rubbish and not everyone thinks school should be less important than a football match. The whole thing is ridiculous.

No-one's saying that a football match is more important than school. It's about recognising that children's education doesn't begin and end in the classroom and our kids are some of the most unhappy in the world. An hour off school? Most kids love that. It's not like they're being forced to watch the match during that time.

fedupnow

mountainofdebt wrote: »

So does this mean when the OP wants to take her children out of school a week early to go on hols she should be allowed to ?

Absolutely.

Gingham_Ribbon

I don't understand why some people think that all the children should be herded into the hall to watch a football match, whether or not they're interested, but they shouldn't be able to leave an hour early to watch it with their families, or do something else fun? There's something really messed up about that.

Schools aren't prisons. Some perspective wouldn't go amiss.

fedupnow

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

I don't understand why some people think that all the children should be herded into the hall to watch a football match, whether or not they're interested, but they shouldn't be able to leave an hour early to watch it with their families, or do something else fun? There's something really messed up about that.

Schools aren't prisons. Some perspective wouldn't go amiss.

The idea of keeping them in school for the whole shenanigans (with refreshments) appeared to go down a storm too.

Not that I'm suggesting it is the inconvenience of having them at home an extra hour that is upsetting anybody. I mean, as if.

Gingham_Ribbon

fedupnow wrote: »

The idea of keeping them in school for the whole shenanigans (with refreshments) appeared to go down a storm too.

Absolutely. That sounds like fun too. I wouldn't be surprised if people came on here complaining about that too. I mean, there is maths to be done.