to be churlishly grumping about ds1's science homework?

[Greensleeves]

On one hand I can see it's a great idea and it has had exactly the positive effect on ds1 that his - excellent and lovely - science teacher intended

but on the other hand it has left me with a tired-out discombobulated 10yo Aspie whose behaviour this week has gone predictably to rat shit

the homework is to watch the "stargazing" programmes that are on this week, we have really enjoyed them and ds1 (science geek extraordinaire) is really fired up about it

but the late bedtimes have had a serious impact, he has been edgy and volatile and difficult and it is wearing me out - I know 9.30 isn't a very late night for a 10yo but he just doesn't cope well with it

and we can't just watch them on iplayer later (which is what we would have done if he hadn't had it as homework) because they are discussing them in the lessons the following day

Not much point in this post really, I am just sounding off.

I agree it's too late. I would not appreciate being told to keep my 10yo (if I had one) up that late for a whole week.

She could have saved the discussion for next week, so that parents could have the choice whether to watch them 'live' or use iplayer.

Am wondering if you're in my DS's school - he's Yr5 and been asked to watch. He watched first ep on iplayer following morning, but didn't see second one this am, he'll watch some on the weekend.

Start time of 8pm is his bedtime and he's straight to sleep ... so 9-9.30 would seriously overtire him (never sleeps in).

If we have to keep my kid up late for something he changes into pjs and brushes his teeth first and gets his clothes and bag ready in the evening so he can have ten minutes extra in bed.

Greensleeves - i think that you should have a word with the teacher, and ask her to discuss the day before's programme, rather than last night's, eaach day.
or wait until next week and watch them all together.

or could she make an hour-long video/film of the highlights from each show to show in the class next week?

Erm...it all year 5s are 10 yet!

I wouldn't want my 11 yr old doing sports and activities that keep him up after 8pm on a school night, what do yours do ii31?

Some sports activities might not finish until 8pm, and by the time the child gets home, they have already missed a lot of the programme.

And I would much rather my children do sports then encourage the TV-watching sedentary lifestyle.

Much too late. DD is in Yr 10 and even she couldn't be up that late every night. She works incredibly hard and needs to be in bed by 8pm on at least 2 weeknights.

My god, I go to bed at 10pm most nights myself, so would definitely expect a 10 yo to be in bed asleep a good hour before that minimum! Wonder what the national average bed time is...?

I think 9.30 programme finishing time is far too late for a Y5. I have teenagers and DS2 goes upstairs of his own accord at 9 pm. The others go a bit later, but usually around 10.30-11 pm.

I agree that the programmes are fab, but it's really not on to get DC of that age to stay up so very late for more than one night in the week.

So, YANBU

Ll31. She's really good. She dances & does musical theatre so we have to be really careful during show weeks. She did a run of panto a year ago and had late nights but she did 2 days on 2 off on a rota & even went to bed early Xmas day because she had two shows on Boxing Day.

Often she goes to bed earlier than her younger brother because she knows she can't cope with late nights.

That is far too late for a 10yo.

My 16yo ds2 has trouble staying up until 10pm on a school night, Infact he fell asleep at 7.45pm in front of the tele last night!

The main hour programmes are repeated on Saturday from 4pm.