Questions/instructions:

We all have our own ideas on different topics. This topic is about bedtimes. Try to write down three ideas for the topic, and three ideas against the topic.

YEAR 4:     

For:
1. part of growing up in making your own choises
2. you get the same anount of sleep eny way
Against:
1. they need to get up the next day for school
2. your eyes get droopy if you dont get eynogh sleep
3. you don’t want to get up when your supos to

For:
1. It is the weekend
2. They want to watch something
3. They want to read there book
Against:
1. It might be a school dag
2. They might be to tieard
3. They might be going some were and have to get up erly

For:
1. Then you can stay up until your tierd.
2. You could not get told off.
3. You could stay up all night
Against:
1. You wouldn’t get enough sleep.
2. You would stay up watching t.v all night.
3. You would wast power.

YEAR 8:

For:
1. that makes them happy for the night
2. beacouse its fun to see who falls asleep first
3. there is more time to do stuff
Against:
1. thay will be grumpy in the morning
2. thay will get up to late
3. thay will get to tierd and not wake up

For:
1. It is their life.
2. They might feel different each day.
3. They might want to watch a program one night.
Against:
1. So they have enough sleep.
2. So they are fresh at daytime.
3. So they can enjoy the day instead of night.

For:
1. So they can watch moives
2. so they can play
3. Because they are old enough
Against:
1. The children will be tired in the morning
2. Wont want to get up
3. Wont be able to concentrate properly.

YEAR 4:    

For:
1. It makes them happy and they like staying up
2. Parents are always telling is what to do.
3. We should be allowed to think for ourselves
Against:
1. They will get tired and fall asleep on the couch
2. They will be grumpy in the morning.
3. Parents are parents they should be in charge

For:
1. then they will go to sleep as Soon as there head hits the pillow
2. then they would mot make a tantrum at bedtime
3. It is there bedtime
Against:
1. they will be tired all of the next day otherwise
2. the parents own the house
3. then parents have more time on their own.

For:
1. They would not scream and shout at you.
2. It would be fair because you choose when you want to go to bed.
3. We wouldn’t have to miss out on tv programs.
Against:
1. They would wake up late in the morning.
2. They would be tired at school.
3. It wouldn’t be goof for your health.

YEAR 8:
For:
1. There could be a t.v program on later in the night that you want to wacth.
2. Then there wont be any auguments between you and your parents.
3. You feel cool because your hopefully allowed to chose when and what time.
Against:
1. If there is school the next morning and you stay up to late you wont conertrate.
2. Usely the television programs that are on later in the night are not for kids.
3. You will get grumpy and restless and wont follow instructs very well (because to tiered).

For:
1. If they have homework to complete before the next day they will be able to get it finished.
2. It will help them learn to make their own decisions and choices to help them later on in life.
3. They would be able to stay up and watch their favourite T.V. programmes and then go to bed when their tired or early the next day.
Against:
1. If they stay up too late they won’t get enough sleep and won’t be able to work well at school.
2. When children are tired they are usually grumpy and this would not be good for their relationships.
3. It is very likely they will stay up too late and if they don’t get the amount of sleep the should it can have bad effects on their body and health.

For:
1. Children should get to choose when they go to bed as they spend a long gruelling day at school and need to unwind.
2. Children also need time to finish homework that is set while also finishing the latest games.
3. Also we spend most of our time doing chores around the house, like adults we need some time of our own.
Against:
1. Because they are irresponsible. They’ll just end up staying up too late and not get up in the morning.
2. As they’ll spend most of the time playing video games and not doing homework.
3. They might go out at night and vandle the schools, houses, and public area’s.