When bloggers don't engage their brains
Okay, I admit it, I sometimes rant without thinking too hard about it...
A key example is the Sandra Gidley post. Although I disagree with her still, I realise she wasn't quite calling for abolition of sports days, but her comments are not exactly helpful.
Quite honestly, it should be up to the school to choose what sports they do, quite why Parliament needs to discuss this I don't know. My biggest annoyance is that this shouldn't have been said at all, nor should those statements made by others in the house on this subject.
The key is really diversity. I think children should be encouraged to compete in school. Within a year group, house or form competition can be very healthy if approached correctly.
Picking for teams in games lessons should be done by teachers to avoid the 'always picked last' problem.
As a whole school, sport should be celebrated, but not to the exclusion of anything else. My school had a lot sport, but over the years a more inclusive ethos was developed and we had inter-house play competitions, a technology competition (given a problem and 1 day to solve it), music competitions (I remember the choir well) as well as lots of other extra-curricular activities and awards in subjects and just for general academic achievement.
A key example is the Sandra Gidley post. Although I disagree with her still, I realise she wasn't quite calling for abolition of sports days, but her comments are not exactly helpful.
Quite honestly, it should be up to the school to choose what sports they do, quite why Parliament needs to discuss this I don't know. My biggest annoyance is that this shouldn't have been said at all, nor should those statements made by others in the house on this subject.
The key is really diversity. I think children should be encouraged to compete in school. Within a year group, house or form competition can be very healthy if approached correctly.
Picking for teams in games lessons should be done by teachers to avoid the 'always picked last' problem.
As a whole school, sport should be celebrated, but not to the exclusion of anything else. My school had a lot sport, but over the years a more inclusive ethos was developed and we had inter-house play competitions, a technology competition (given a problem and 1 day to solve it), music competitions (I remember the choir well) as well as lots of other extra-curricular activities and awards in subjects and just for general academic achievement.
