Teachers reading bedtime stories

[Woodenhillmum]

Bedtime stories are obviously so valuable , the teachers featured on the news live streaming stories are well meaning and aiming to encourage parents to read but not sure about this approach for lots of reasons . What do you think ?

Why are you not sure about this approach?
I have not heard this but surely, with younger children, a bedtime story is better than no bedtime story?
Without knowing too much about it I would say that it's only going to appeal to those parents who understand the value of exposing children to books and language. Very many don't.

Well meaning but misguided. We have enough on our plates without livestreaming ourselves at bedtime.

Unfortunate in the wake of the WHO report which warns about the dangers of screentime too.

It’s just another screen. Bedtime stories are so much more than that.
Better off doing a cd and they can listen whilst snuggled up in bed in the dark with their eyes closed, if parents can’t be bothered.
Anyone can tell a story, you don’t need to be literate. Or English speaking. Or female.

My son would love this, nearly every bedtime he moans that his nursery worker reads stories better than I do!

Misguided IMO. Teachers are already responsible for too much, the government are trying to make us responsible for reducing knife crime etc.
A bed time story is firmly in the realm of parenting and there are already hundreds of stories available online to listen to in YouTube.
Plus to me it raises privacy concerns. Teachers have to be so careful managing social media presence online but can show students the inside of their bedrooms?

Maybe parents should just take responsibility and do this.

The government is happy telling teachers what to do yet won’t encourage or even help parents to take responsibility. Maybe more support for childcare costs etc and higher paid jobs would mean more parents would have more time to parent.

I suppose one of the differences between this and YouTube is that it’s teachers the children know, making them feel loved and connected with. A relationship exists.

Parents take responsibility for parenting?
What are you, some kind of ancient throwback enthusiast of traditional lost skills?

Absolutely ridiculous! If the parents are too bloody lazy to read to their kids then someone needs to tell them to step up - not just hand the problem over to teachers!

How difficult is it to find 5 minutes to read a bedtime story? I work nearly full time plus I’m studying for a diploma, I read a chapter to my 10 year old ds every night.

As a one off 'wow' activity during a promoted whole school reading week - maybe ok. As a regular weekly thing - bonkers. So the teachers are in school, reading a live-streamed story at 7pm? I'm sure families are engaged and I'm sure it has helped increase reading participation but by that time I'm at home, in joggers, either glued to my laptop working, or clearing the kitchen, or a few years ago, reading bedtime stories to my own children. It's a very unhealthy expectation for teachers, and in light of the push to reduce workload, not helpful at all.

I am not keen on
-promoting screens at bed time
-laps not apps preferably,
-increasing teacher workload
I do agree with the sentiment behind the approach and that it is not bashing struggling parents . As a one off it would be fine.I think we have a responsibility to stress the importance of and support reading at home but I am aware of financial constraints/need to work unsocial/ irregular hours and how this impacts families. I
I had 4 small children close together and always read to them despite teaching part time but I had support , access to a good library and plenty of books at home. I probably read much more than most to my class because I genuinely believe it is so crucial .

At 7pm I’m spending time eating dinner with MY children before spending the rest of the evening marking and planning for the benefit of OTHER children.
Enough already.

Oh sod off with that. At that time I'm sitting down and reading a real book to my own child. If I can manage it and hold down a full time job, then other parents can too.

What's next? Teachers being expected to go around and actually tuck them in too?

I suspect the idea was to engage with those families who don't read to their children. Unfortunately, I think it's wasted time unless you address the reasons why those families don't read. If they don't think it's a priority then they won't bother with the teacher reading.
If it's a chaotic family, will they find the time and space for this?
If it's an illiterate family then surely it would be better to help them access an appropriate reading course.

as if teachers haven't got enough to do
teaching how to use cutlery, toilet training, bedtime stories what next some parents should not have kids

I hadn't heard anything about this but as a teacher not far from retiring one thing l will really miss is reading stories to children.
I can understand how some parents who have reading difficulties or boring voices would appreciate a teacher doing it.
Maybe retired teachers could volunteer.

This is a joke, right?

My first redaction was that it’s just another way that parental responsibility is being shifted onto teachers. The whole point of bedtime stories with parents is some cuddles, bonding, sharing the love of storytelling and imagination. It’s building the relationship and getting them settled for bed.