Thought for the week
Engaging and encouraging discussion, debate and discourse.
Summer lovin'
The Education Secretary Michael Gove suggested last week that the school holiday system in England was in need of change. He would like to make summer holidays shorter as he thinks this would be easier for parents as well as increasing student progress.
Helping the harvest
Mr Gove said "the structure of the school term and the school day was designed at a time when we had an agricultural economy"
Holiday heaven
Nowadays we no longer need children to work in the fields leaving them free to enjoy the summer weeks of youthful dedication to fun!
What about parents?
How stressful is it to 'entertain' kids for six weeks? What about the financial implications and the child care practicalities?
So what do you think? Can kids benefit from freedom and the excitement of those seemingly endless days of summer? Or would more classroom based learning be a better use of time?
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