Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
Well I think some could ,they stay at school now till they 18 years old,Some young ones in work, work nights. So why not start when they are at school,this would free up schools to take more.And more jobs for teachers .I think it could work also help keeping some off the streets late at night.I was in the Army at 16 and it still the same today, they work nights.some at that age are working on ships they work nights,so from the age of about 14 I think they could go to school at nights.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#2
The short answer would be no. Public spending continues to be cut without much thought given to the consequences. Teachers are leaving the profession in droves due to the long hours they work preparing lessons and marking most evenings. I think this keeping all children at school until they are 18 is a nonsense, some are academic others better suited to getting a job and going from there.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
I did not say they should stay on but a lot do. and at that age they could do it at night,but not with the same teachers that are there in the daytime.The teachers would get paid EX as some workers do for working nights .by doing this the school could take on more childern in the day time,because at this time some are going to a school which is miles away from where they live and a school they might not like.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#4
Sorry Vic but I think that is a really daft idea.
Teachers leave teaching because they no longer want to teach for various reasons, I very much doubt they would want to lead the isolating life of a night worker. Then there is the added cost of the support staff, canteen and caretaker to name but two plus heating etc.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
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#5
Although we are almost a 24hr society, the idea of night schooling would be a challenge too far to implement.
You would need to get enough teachers willing to work permanent nights and they would demand a higher pay when there is already a teacher shortage.
You would struggle to get parents who would be willing, unless they worked nights already.
I Would not want my child going to school or coming from school late at night or early hours of morning.
Heating and lighting costs higher overnight.
In the forces I worked many periods doing nights but they were only a temporary thing, as with most shift workers.
To force the situation on children could create drastic developmental and social problems.
Arte et Marte
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
Parents are now being sent begging letters from schools for things like books just to keep lessons going. Team sports, Amateur Dramatics now have to be financed by parents, the next step will be cutting back curriculums in an attempt to cut the length of the day so the school can be closed around 2 pm.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
I worked for over 12years on nights and found it better.But what I am saying and we talking about the older ones not the young ones ,They will fined it better because the school will not be full and they will think better about what they are doing.Teachers would need more pay but I already said that, and the hours could be worked out that they only went to school 4 nights a week better then five days. for both teachers and the 14 to 18 year older ones .
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#8
In answer to the thread title - No.
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