Figure 1.--Many children use the time to read books, but this is not required. It is left up to each boy or girl. Even so, most of the children volunarily read during the rest period. Except for the youngest children, most do use the rest period to do a little reading. |
The rest period is an established tradition after lunch a prep schools, especially the boarding schools. Virtually all boarding schools have rest periods after lunch. I'm not sure that the having the children rest after their meal has medically based bebefits, but this may well be the case. Of course it provides the teachers a welcome short break as well. Most schools have a rest period after lunch for about a half hour. This time period is the accepted period at most schools.Here regulations vary from school to school. Most schools insist that this be quiet time meaning no talking. Many schools are very strict on this. Other or more flexible as to how the children behave, allowing the children to talk softly or even play board games.
