Fully prepared to be told if I am BU.
I've often heard people say that school is just as important "for social reasons" as it is for academic. It's often trotted out when someone thinks about home education...."But what about her social development??"
And so forth. But...I think that for many children, the reality is that socialising in school is not all it's cracked up to be.
You have some kids who are excellent socially...you could possibly say that they are a minority...I have one DD who is excellent socially and one who'se had to learn.
Anyway...my friend's son has ASD and is in infants but starting to struggle...she's at a loss because he has no one to one at playtime...she's seen him alone...wandering.
He's maybe the extreme end of things but many kids have periods when they need guidance at playtime.
I'm aware that my friend's son has little support from the midday assistants as of course they're trying to "police" a whole playground...
Here's my point....shouldn't there be more support for all the kids at playtime? Some trained staff.....not necessarily teachers...but people who know something about play and learning...who could be more hands on and helpful when it comes to children learning to get on together?
I know there are kids in year 6 who struggle at my own DDs school...kids in other years who do...kids who can't share...kids who bully...kids who have issues understanding the fine nuances of conversation...the list goes on...and yet they're all thrown out together at breaks and expected to sort themselves out!
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TheHouseOnBellSt · 02/07/2015 22:22
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