[T*]

try me bitch

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@barnsley

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

You don't have to concern yourself with those matters. It's their problem not yours

Originally Posted by Cherie

I believe LTs kids regularly tie him up and leave him for dead, he is quite vengeful about it

His kids are feral, it concerns him a great deal

[Northern Monkey]

Well if they got longer at Christmas like Kizzy said then i would'nt be against it.However as Niamh said summer is more fun for playing out and stuff.I used to love summer hols.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-36443336

A council has become the first in England to cut the school summer holidays to under five weeks.

Barnsley Council in South Yorkshire has announced the term dates for the academic year 2017-18 with a shortened summer break.

There will be a longer school holiday at October half-term.

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Tbh the October one should be axed but hopefully this will see a trend for more learning and less pointless holidays

Are you winding up or just a sadist?

[T*]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Are you winding up or just a sadist?

He's All of the Above

[Kizzy]

Having just been to a supermarket on a friday afternoon in the school holidays.....BAN THEM ALL!!!!
Keep all the brats in school permanently!

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Having just been to a supermarket on a friday afternoon in the school holidays.....BAN THEM ALL!!!!
Keep all the brats in school permanently!

You've only just seen a fraction of teens. Our generation is looked down upon (I'm not aimin this at you, bit just in general), and I know this from experience and it shouldn't be this way.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by ProfessorSmooth

You've only just seen a fraction of teens. Our generation is looked down upon (I'm not aimin this at you, bit just in general), and I know this from experience and it shouldn't be this way.

Teens?.. it wan't teens it was under tens :/

I was joking btw, I don't have anything against kids big or small.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Teens?.. it wan't teens it was under tens :/

I was joking btw, I don't have anything against kids big or small.

Sorry, I was just getting into rant mood and it's a massive situation for me as I feel sometimes older generations don't understand how hard school can be sometimes. I know they had stricter punishments, but I've only just managed to convince my dad how bad and unhealthy constant testing is, especially when all of your free time over weekends is either spent up revising, helping around the house or doing other things that you don't want to do.

Sorry for the massive paragraphs

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by ProfessorSmooth

Sorry, I was just getting into rant mood and it's a massive situation for me as I feel sometimes older generations don't understand how hard school can be sometimes. I know they had stricter punishments, but I've only just managed to convince my dad how bad and unhealthy constant testing is, especially when all of your free time over weekends is either spent up revising, helping around the house or doing other things that you don't want to do.

Sorry for the massive paragraphs

There's been no corporal punishment for a long time, when I was at high school the worst punishment was detention you had to do something really bad to be excluded even for one day. To me it seems stricter now with things like isolation and getting sent home for having the wrong shoes or length of trouser :/
I bet your dads heart bleeds for you as he sets off at the beginning of his 48hr week at work

[T*]

[AnnieK]

Children are children not mini adults....learning takes many forms including their "holiday" and play times. Their brains are still developing and should be allowed down time during which they are not forced to sit and concentrate in a school setting. I do believe that parents should minimise tech time and get them active though.

[Crimson Dynamo]

we need summer school where children learn about cars and debt and marriage and self defence and how to question bogus things like religion and ghosts and crap like that

not sitting on their arses taking selfies of puddings

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we need summer school where children learn about cars and debt and marriage and self defence and how to question bogus things like religion and ghosts and crap like that

not sitting on their arses taking selfies of puddings

1) No, that would only pile more stress onto us and that's the last thing we need, adults go on at us for needing to enjoy our teenage years, yet are also the ones implementing these programs.
2) That's what are parents are for, they are there to teach us things like that. It's not a matter of hiring people to do it when it's right there I front of us, for free.
3) You can't take a selfie of a pudding - unless the pudding can work a camera phone?

[Denver]

Send them all to permanent summer camp

[VanessaFeltz.]

is this a joke?

let people enjoy their lives little bit just because you have less holiday doesnt mean you have to take it off on little kids.

[lewis111]

What's the point in making kid's lives more stressful just because that's what it will be like in adult life, kids deserve to have some fun and a summer holiday is the perfect time, why add more to the Octobee holiday when nights are short and the weather is crap
they'll run out of stuff to teach younger children if they force them to be in school 5/6 weeks longer every year.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by lewis111

What's the point in making kid's lives more stressful just because that's what it will be like in adult life, kids deserve to have some fun and a summer holiday is the perfect time, why add more to the Octobee holiday when nights are short and the weather is crap
they'll run out of stuff to teach younger children if they force them to be in school 5/6 weeks longer every year.

..yeah I have to say that I prefer the holidays to be longer in the summer for that reason, that the days are longer for children to be able to enjoy outdoor play at it's maximum ..obviously because of that, attractions are open later as well..and they cost a lot of money for a family day out so opening later in the evenings gives much better value...(also less chance of rides etc having to close with bad weather and generally more pleasant to walk around in warmer weather ..)...

[user104658]

Under 10's really need the break to be honest, they're all exhausted by the end of the year and need time to recharge. Outdoor play is essential though, they need that time to build themselves up physically with activity and plenty of sun (hopefully, although you do still get UV even when it's grey!) before going back to another year sat at a desk.

I guess we're lucky as we live somewhere quiet with plenty of young kids so plenty of outdoor play in summer. I can see why it's an issue for "city kids" who are basically stuck indoors with tech unless it's an actual planned activity... That must be boring as ****.