Concerned Parent

CONCERNED PARENT
As a parent of an eleven year old student who is now preparing to write the examination for entry into secondary school, I would like to share with you my views on the issue of extra lessons. Your school offers extra lessons on five evenings of the week and half day on Saturday. I think this is outrageous. Do you believe hat there is a real need to give extra lessons? Do you believe that after children have been subject to whole day’s teaching, they are mentally alert to respond to extra lessons? A child’s capacity to retain knowledge when he is both physically and mentally exhausted is nil. This policy of teachers to cram knowledge in children’s brains is out of line with psychological research on the learning capacity of young children. You ought to realize that extra lessons have a negative impact on children in their future education. Children are known to lose interest in subjects and in studies generally, if they are goaded on by too much extra teaching. Sir, how could you deprive young children of the freedom on evenings and on Saturdays? children need to enjoy their childhood days, to participate in activities other than school work and to meet other children in their neighbourhood in the playing field. What memories would they have of childhood if they are denied the opportunity to learn and grow at the same time? It’s time to take a hard look at what is happening in the school. Children need to relax, rest and play. These activities will help them to restore energy, to liberate their minds and refresh them for another days work. Don’t you realize that children who are subjected to too much mental pressure often experience emotional blocks during examinations? Wake up to realize which children in extra lessons face-late coming ,late supper, late washing up and to crown to it all-barrage of homework in every subject. Put an end to this child abuse. Get the teachers to work diligently during the normal school