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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ds is an 11th grader at a HS that does this.

"Homeroom" was instituted this year as the first period of the day. Once a week, the homeroom teacher gives a guidance lesson on a topic related to emotional intelligence. [b]He says the kids don't like it because 1) it's boring and 2) it takes away their ability to go see another teacher that day, which is what that period can be used for.[/b] He has never done so, and says most kids in his homeroom don't either. Most kids use this time to study or do homework or socialize with the other kids in their room.

I don't know if it has any value that the kids don't see or acknowledge, but I imagine it's an effort to provide emotional support and coping tools that some might not get at home. [/quote]

The bolded is exactly right.  This is what this "free" period is supposed to be used for.  I know my own kids have greatly benefitted from having a time during the day in which they can go work with the teachers in whose classes they're having difficulty.  Otherwise, they'd have to stay after school.

The "guidance lessons" are a HUGE waste of time.  No one takes them seriously, and they just cause [b]more[/b] stress because the kids are thinking of how they're going to catch up in their classes if they can't use that time to work with teachers.  It's ridiculous.  If kids want to relax and just chill out during that period, that should be allowed.  But other kids, who *want* and *need* to get extra help should be allowed to do so, and not have to sit through some stupid "emotional support" session.[/quote]

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