Watching TV at school... Post Reply

[claphamnorth]

Hi

I am just wondering if I am behind the times and this is something that is normal in schools now. Where my child is it seems to be the norm... Its drizzling with rain, have break inside watching CBeebies programmes. Its the end of the day and they are tired watch the same. During lessons watch cartoons of stories or Geraldine the giraffe ... At before / after school club watch TV...

I am not completely anti TV but am surprised at how its used and just wanted to know if it is the way things are done now...

Thanks..

[tooposhtopush]

what age?

[claphamnorth]

I know it happens from reception up to year 2 the whole time... TV with clubs up to Year 6. Thank you!

[tooposhtopush]

I think the only time it's acceptable is:

1. if a teacher is ill
2. end of term

but I would be worried if it was something more than once a term!

[Minnie]

I was unaware until my daughter came home saying she'd watched a movie at school during snack time and this is at EH private school (not that it should be any different anywhere!).

[LizzieTheNappy]

My kids (reception and year 2) also seem to watch TV at rainy playtimes and end of the day. Plus I think after school club sometimes. I can't' say I'm thrilled about it - we only watched 'Watch' at school! From these posts, it does seem to be the norm though.

[MGMidget]

I have been a bit taken aback when my son (at private school) has mentioned watching TV or playing computer games at school. It does seem to happen sometimes during 'wet play' (i.e. a rainy playtime when they are stuck indoors) and sometimes (more appropriately) they seem to watch a video linked to a topic they are learning about. I think the latter is OK but not keen on the former. I'm not sure how often it happens though, I don't think its all the time. This used to happen a lot when he was at nursery school - and there it seemed to be really trashy computer games they were allowed to play. I couldn't see what educational benefit he was getting from them at all!

[zaza107]

I've heard the same (my daughter is in Reception) and am pretty unhappy that the schools resort to this. There must be something else they can do on rainy days. We are almost entirely a no tv household and I don't mind her watching occasional shows elsewhere but I don't think school is the place unless it's educational and tied in with the lesson. I remember watching a couple of movies in school when I was about 11, but they were film versions of books we'd read (AFTER we'd read the book )