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The structured program at boarding schools means that the children all complete their assignments which are done in supervised prep periods. Day schools also have prep prtiod, but the greater time spent at boarding schools means that more time can be devoted to prep. Day school children often spend considerable time getting to and from school. Some of this time can be used for prep or other activities at boarding schools. Some ofthe boys mentioned this to us as a reason they decided to board. Boarding children also have the advantage of having greater access to teachers and masters who can help with difficult assignments. The lack of distractions frees up considerable time for other activities like reading, study, and a range of activities like learning musical instruments. More children pursue musical instruments in prep schools and bordes are more likely to practice as schedules are set up for practice. Reading is a major concern for children. Children have so many recreational alterantives today. This is a major change from past years. Many of the alternatives have little real value in educational terms. A child's bedroom are at least the home is likely to include a computer, telephone/cell, tuners, television, computer games, and more. This all competes with not only study time., but reading. At boarding schools, many of these destractions are cleared away. This is especially important in getting the children to read. Children who pick up the reading habit are much more likely to do well in school. All prep schools incourage reading, but boarding schools are most likely to do this effectively. Various schools have different rules. Some schools prohobit comic books. Other schools allow them. The schools do not always have large libraries, but most effectively use paperbacks. The childrebn can bring books or purchase paperbacks at achool and then exchnge them after they are read. It is safe to say that the average prep school boarder reads more than their counterparts at home, especially children in the state sector.
Prep in Brit-speak means homework. It also means the time period devoted to supervised study. It is kike a study hall, although done after the regular classes in the afternoon or evening. school day.
The structured program at boarding schools means that the children all complete their assignments which are done in supervised prep periods. Day schools also have prep prtiod, but the greater time spent at boarding schools means that more time can be devoted to prep. Day school children often spend considerable time getting to and from school. Some of this time can be used for prep or other activities at boarding schools. Some of the older boys mentioned this to us as a reason they decided to board. They saw getting back and forth as waste of time. Of course prep wasn't the first thing on their mind, as there were spors and other interesting activities at school.
Boarding children also have the advantage of having greater access to teachers and masters who can help with difficult assignments. The lack of distractions frees up considerable time for other activities like reading, study, and a range of activities like learning musical instruments. More children pursue musical instruments in prep schools and bordes are more likely to practice as schedules are set up for practice. Reading is a major concern for children. Modern children have so many recreational alterantives available to them. This is a major change from past years. Many of the alternatives have little real value in educational terms. A child's bedroom are at least the home is likely to include a computer, telephone/cell, tuners, television, computer games, and more. This all competes with not only study time, but reading. At boarding schools, many of these destractions are cleared away.
It is especially important to get the children reading. Children who pick up the reading habit are much more likely to do well in school. Reading is key to success in education. A child who learns to read well and enjoys it is going to do well at school. And boarding schools with the destractions cleared away are most likely to schieve that objective. All prep schools encourage reading, but boarding schools are most likely to do this effectively. The teachers can use some classroom time to introduce the childre to interesying books. Some teachers used small time periods toward the end of class after completing aesson to read bits of a book. The children get engrossed in the story and consider this a real treat. Rest periods are a good way of promoting reading and some children don't want to nap and thus reading is an atecative choice. rent rules. Some schools prohibit comic books. Other schools allow them. The schools do not always have large libraries, but most effectively use paperbacks. The children can bring books or purchase paperbacks at school and then exchange them after they are read. Various schools have diffe It is safe to say that the average prep school boarder reads more than their counterparts at home, especially children in the state sector.
