In academic push, "quiet time" replaces classroom shut-eyeIt's an experience many of us have had - comfy little naps during kindergarten. In the push for better classroom performance at all grade levels, naps for young students are becoming a thing of the past. Are we educating a generation of sleep-deprived children? Gail Smith-Arrants of the Charlotte Observer takes a look.
Tags: Kindergarten, K-12, Student Achievement, Education, Student Sleep, Sleep, Education by Sistrunk
6 comments:
i hope they provide naps in the office too...
i miss kindergarten!!!
Letter Shredder: I need to place a cot in my office! Kindergarten...those were the days.
I miss fingerpaint more than the naps.
Elizabeth: Oh, my gosh! How could I forget fingerpainting?? That was wonderful!
I hated nap time. I usually just laid there and watched the teacher. At my school our K kids begin the year with quiet time but are gradually weaned off of it by December. The system doesn't want it done at all. I would be against nap time if the only argument in favor of it has to do with sleep deprived kids. If they are sleep deprived it doesn't have anything to do with school. Parents should oversee bedtime in their homes to make sure their children have enough rest.
Elementaryhistoryteacher: Interesting perspective. Without a doubt, parents should make sure that their children get enough rest.
As I read your comment, I reflected back on my young days as a young mother. I was working in a TV newsroom at the time. My hours: 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
When I lost my live-in sitter, I had to dropped off my kids at another woman's home before I went to work home. I picked my little ones up about midnight. They always got up and went to school the next morning, but I felt as if their sleep were interrupted. Of course, as a mother, I felt terrible.
However, at that time, I was a single mom and I did the best I could under the circumstances.
Fortunately, my children were very resilient and did well academically. I only share this because sometimes you never know the circumstances children are living in. Without a doubt, there are many parents who work second and third shifts, as well as rotating shifts. BTW, I was sleep deprived, too!
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