Posted by Ben @ February 9th, 2010 11:11 pm. Filed under: Clearly You've Thought This Through,I'm Keeping The Whole Class Back,Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Children? — Tags: Mr David J Berry of dense —
by Mr David J Berry of denseSchools should accommodate pupils who need to sleep in school. Schools are places of refuge and repose for many children – sometimes they are the only places out of harms way of troubled family life. Children should be fed, watered and taken care of in the school environment and that includes allowing for a provision of sleep if necessary. Learning will come by way of their nutrition in the basics. A child who has not slept prior to attending school is not likely to participate or engage effectively within the classroom environment. If a child falls asleep within a classroom the teacher should continue as normal, not drawing attention to the fact – it is plain that the child needs sleep rather than education. It is possible that at the end of the lesson the child can be given homework. What is certain is that the child will be able to learn in a better frame of mind having had some sleep.
A great idea that will prepare children for the real world by teaching them it’s okay to go to sleep whenever.