To think this head needs a award

[Domjolly]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276984/Brighton-headteacher-writes-open-letter-parents-warning-pupils-ready-sleep-12-oclock.html#axzz2KJTUbNK0

She is bang on i was told the other day i was CRULE because my 13 is not allowed to have tv in his room and that was by another parent [schock] i found that the standred of parenting these days has fallen to a all time low and whats considred the norm is way off

Parents allowing there chikdren to set ther own bed times
Parents who allow children to watch tv all night. Sorry but if they have a tv in there room you have no idea how much tv they are watching once you are asleep
Children allowed to sit on xbox from when they get home till silly o clock

And children with un fetted acsesss to lap tops and internt ready phones

Often you see children 10/11 at night weekdays in tesco and you think dont they have school and these are not teens they are children of 7/8 years old

I myself have had kids ringing my home gone 11pm i had to ask them to put there parents on and given a pice of my mind after all its not the chidren s fault

Staying up late dose not support a full and engagment in education i i for one dont give a crap about being a judgy pants this teacher is bang on put your sodding kids to bed i right with this head i find its usually the children who are tired who cause problems because they are testy and over tired

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276984/Brighton-headteacher-writes-open-letter-parents-warning-pupils-ready-sleep-12-oclock.html#axzz2KJTUbNK0

I will get off my soap box now

I rarely condemn another - but my children have a TV in their room and are literate

Maybe Dora the Explorer had her uses.

HollyBerryBush i am dyslexic sso thanks for that always nice to know one can mock someones special need awsome

I happy for you to tell me you dont like my post but mocking my speical needs shows more about you

My eldest has extensive LDs and my youngest is autistic.

Your next jibe is?

Well then you should not better then should you not.

Well I suppose I should

Of course children who aren't fit to learn won't get the best out of school and are hard to engage: hardly rocket science. Why does the Head "deserve an award" though?

Ilovesooty i think most heads wont be brave enough to confront the elephant in the room

Alot of children simply are just not in a state to learn and is largly down to parents

I love how the boy in the photo is so obsessed with gaming that he hasn't even noticed that the TV is off :o

I don't see why it needs "bravery" to state a simple fact. And the school and her headship will get a nice spot of publicity for stating the obvious, which is not particularly newsworthy in my opinion.

I am dyslexic is a common reply when someone has a go about spelling etc. Often it's used as an excuse or just to make someone feel shit because they have made you feel a bit shit.
So, a couple of extremely valid points. Dyslexia doesn't affect your ability to use the following: Capital letters, Full stops, Commas.
It doesn't affect your ability to construct a sentence. It does affect your ability to spell.

Head teacher does her job shocker.

The head at my dcs school issued a letter asking the children to wear appropriate coats, hats, scarves and gloves in the cold weather, thats not award worthy either.

Ok, an award? Maybe a bit extreme but she is showing bravery by bit jumping through hoops trying to please the parents. A lot of heads are very sycophantic. And her point, whilst not original, is very true.

I know thats whats so sad it is obivious but you will find not many heads would say this is the sprit that now a days of not wanting to up set any one

I must admit at my ds school they do send letters home to children who apeir not to be getting enough sleep but i think most heads just grumble about this very real issue in quite

Dawndonna for telling me aout my special need effect me i could of used you when i was at school when i was told this.

I think children go to bed too late too. My daughter is 5 and she is more than ready for bed at 7; she could quite easily go to bed at 6.30. So many of her 5 year old friends go to bed at 8 or even 9 o'clock.

My eldest is 9 and he goes to bed at 7.30 and if he goes to bed past 8, he is so tired the next day he is in a terrible mood. Yet his friends go to bed at gone 10 most school nights.

It should not need saying really!

A friend of mine on FB was moaning about a parent teacher/child/contract but I think it may be the way froward.

What's the OP done wrong to receive such a bashing about her writing? Gosh, talk about nest of vipers!

Don't really disagree with the sentiment of the letter, would take exception to the tone the shotgun approach gets nowhere with me.

She hardly deserves an award for stating the facts on her own school's website.

There are studies which show the serious effect lack of sleep has on children's achievement : even half an hour less a night has a dramatic effect

Our son often goes to bed a bit too late - not because he's watching TV but because we're reading to him and often the books are too exciting to stop.

He's doing well at school though and his behaviour has never been a concern. But yes, he should go to bed earlier.

Ahem