all school holidays were the same for all schools.
Most families have two parents working
I agree with your sentiments. It needs to change but I don't think it will. I have been in your position in the past. It's not easy. You just have to get on with it. Luckily my children are older now and they can walk to/from school.Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous and will it ever change in this country?
I think this is part of the answer to your question. This is a very recent phenomenon. At the time these hours were devised, it was normal to have the Mother at home, looking after the kids.
I know school is not a babysitting service...
When my daughter starts in junior infants next year I certainly don't wish for her to spend another 1 or 1.5 hours in school just so it's convenient for me when I collect my 8 year old son.
Do other countries do this?
I doubt very much if people are upset about your rant. I'm not a primary school teacher nor a parent but I suspect if I were the latter that that I would not send a child to school before the age of 6 nor would I expect them to spend an industrial day at school.
But that's just me
in france the system seems to cater both for the parents and the kids imo.
From maternelle (pre-school), which is not obligatory btw but used by something like 90% of children, the hours are (it varies by region but similar) 9 to 12 and 1.30 to 4.30. They have a good 1.5 hour lunch break with a proper 3 course meal and lots of playtime, which helps the energy levels (they don't come home from school absolutely wrecked as i've seen by nephew in Irl doing). The smaller ones have a bed available to them for the afternoon.
And don't you think 6 is a bit ol to be going to school - the first 7 years are the most important in a childs life - a child needs to learn how to socialise with children his/her own age. leave it until they're 6 yrs old and you'll have a very introverted yong child.
As for having a bed for the little ones some schools have just enough room for the children let alone beds. Whilst not disagreeing with the system in France I think there are a lot more higher priority issues in our schools before this issue could be addressed.
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