Photo Essays: Rest Period Attitudes
Figure 1.--These are the day children during rest period. They did not have a dormitory like the boarders. The children had various opinions about the rest period, but did not seem to bothered by it.
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Some children find the imposed quiet time difficult.. It is a little new for the younger children. For the most part it quickly becomes an accepted part of the daily routine. Other rather enjoy or at least are used to a little quiet time before the afternoon activities. Other children get absorbed in books that they are reading. Many of the children were a bit bored with the rest period and thus delighted when we showed up to photograph them and chat a bit about the school. Here the schools rules were relaxed a bit because at most schools the children werevnot suposed to talk during the rest period. The children were not particularly bothered by the rest period. A few told us that they were bored, but not very many. Most of the children were looking forward to the afternoon program which often involved games or other outside activuties. Oythers enjoyed telling us all about their schools. Here te assessments varied widely. Along with assembled complaints was a general positive assessment.
