Figure 1.--Here is another boy engrossed in his book during the rest period. |
|
The children had a very limited range of activities allowed. Most schools insisted that they be quiet so as not to disturn those who wanted to does off or read. Most children decuded to read, but not all. Some children do not enjoy reading and thus simply state off into the distance for a while. This enforced boredom does incourage some children to pick up a book. Some schools do explicity try to develop the enjoyment of reading among the children. Other children actually do take a nap, but this is not very common. It is modstly the younger children who does off. Some schools instead have the children go into rooms where they sit and read as a group. This is, however, most common with the day children. Schools have varying rules. Some allow the children to play board games in their dorm rooms rather than read on their beds, if they can do so quietyly. At colleges with both primary and secondary sections the more common pattern is an extended lunch break where the children can play sports or engage in other activities. We did not notice this approach at any of the boarding schools we visited. One exception to the quiet period is that the children at some schools were allowed to practice the instruments that they were learning. Here the provlem was to find an isolated spot where they would not disturb others. They were not allowed to practice in their dorm rooms because it would disturb the others.
The children had a very limited range of activities allowed. Most schools insisted that they be quiet so as not to disturn those who wanted to does off or read. Most children decuded to read, but not all. Some children do not enjoy reading and thus simply state off into the distance for a while. This enforced boredom does incourage some children to pick up a book. Some schools do explicity try to develop the enjoyment of reading among the children. Some schools instead have the children go into rooms where they sit and read as a group. This is, however, most common with the day children
Other children actually do take a nap, but this is not very common. Andthe boarders without dorms do not have this option. It is modstly the younger children who does off.
Schools have varying rules. Some allow the children to play board games in their dorm rooms rather than read on their beds, if they can do so quietyly.
At colleges with both primary and secondary sections the more common pattern is an extended lunch break where the children can play sports or engage in other activities. We did not notice this approach at any of the boarding schools we visited.
One exception to the quiet period is that the children at some schools were allowed to practice the instruments that they were learning. Practice is of course the key to learning an instrument. Thus some schools were especially interested in making sure that the children got in theur practice time. Here the provlem was to find an isolated spot where they would not disturb others. They were not allowed to practice in their dorm rooms because it would disturb the others. And keeping the children quiet can be a bit of a challenge. So some schools did not want the added complivation of some children practicing their instruments.
