We can not customize the school for your leisure

We can not customize the school for your leisure

the Reply from the teacher Henrik Helmér if the stress in the Swedish school.

This is an opinion piece. It is the writer who stands for the views that are put forward in the text, not the newspaper Aftonbladet.

the REPLICA. ”For many of the test – we haven't time to study” describes the gymnasieeleven Melinda Olsson how the number of samples and coursework affect students ' mental health. She believes that the teachers should help the students and not destroy them by overloading them.\\nFörfattaren says: ”the School year is enough in many cases, not to complete tasks or learn everything before a test. The fact is that it is necessary that we spend time on schoolwork outside of school time.”

I do not know which program Melinda Olsson reads, but on the preparatory programme, it is obvious that the students put a part of their studies outside of school. I will be worried about the school where the Olsson study not have explained it to their students are already in grade one in high school.

”Many of us have extracurricular activities and in addition to that, we want to have time for family, friends and me time to rest up for us.” Olsson is right that students need time for recovery.

Then follows an account of that 68 per cent of girls and 48 per cent of boys is stressed about their school work. Of course, it is alarming figures. Students, parents, skolpolitiker and elevhälsoteam will go in the ceiling and call for action. The school must change their way of working.

I do not share the Olsson's analysis. It goes to question if it is the school which is\\norsaken.

In a regular practice with my language students in the beginning of high school, they may tell you what they do in their spare time. A few times I've been told that you have football practice four to five times a week on weekdays. In addition, you have matches on the weekends. All of the examples are not so extreme. But many students describe the time-consuming activities.

students who prioritize their recreational activities, doing poorly psychologically of their schoolwork that they therefore do not have the time, is not the school's fault

It is nice when people find activities they are passionate about. But basically so appear, a supplementary question: when can students, who read a preparatory programme, work with their studies if they play football seven times a week? Probably time they don't do it at all. And therefore they become stressed.\\night students who prioritize their recreational activities, doing poorly psychologically of their schoolwork that they therefore do not have the time, is not the school's fault. It seems to have been a social change where young people increasingly value their ”me time”. When this has implications for studies questions students, parents and politicians, school way to put up teaching.

the School shall clearly emphasize that the teacher never puts up his teaching with the pupils ' leisure time in mind

as a Consequence, the school and the teachers certainly should adapt to the students to have more time to pursue their leisure activities.\\nthis is a social development that the school can never accept. The school shall not, however,\\nmotarbeta students ' leisure activities. On the other hand, the school with the clarity to emphasize that the teacher never puts up his teaching with the pupils ' leisure in mind. I can not, unfortunately, in a certain reflect on how often the learner Lisa practicing dressage when I put up of her instruction in Spanish.

Regardless of whether 50, 75 or 95 percent of the girls and boys are stressed out: find out what the root cause of students ' illness is before you draw the conclusion that it's about the school.

\\nHenrik Helmér, secondary school, Norrköping, sweden

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