The timetable for school lessons? “It must be programmed according to the chronobiological rhythms of the children. Because at the same time, better learning and energy savings are obtained, which in this difficult phase of expensive bills is important”. By following the ‘internal clock’ of the children “we obtain a triple advantage: the chronobiological rhythms applied to the school timetables are good for children, families and society”. To ask for this attention is the pediatrician Italo Farnetani. How to do? Meanwhile, the key word for the expert is: short week, structured with longer and more intensive lesson schedules in the middle of the week and the last bell ringing on Friday at 1pm.
“There are two points to keep in mind at this time – the full professor of Pediatrics at the Ludes-United Campus of Malta University tells time.news Salute – The first: it is scientifically proven that the days preceding or following the weekend are Less learning. The pre-weekend one (Friday) is so both for the tiredness of the previous days dedicated to study, and for the expectations and schedules for the holidays. Monday, then, as for adults is a day for get back into the rhythm. For this reason, the days of maximum learning are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays “.
“The second aspect to consider is the time slots of greatest learning: from 11 to 13 and from 15 to 17 – underlines Farnetani – Based on these considerations, my advice is to interrupt the lessons for all schools of all grades on Fridays. at 1pm and catch up on Saturday morning school hours, a day of low school performance, between Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the afternoon (keeping in mind that 15-17 band of high learning and academic performance) “. In this way, he specifies, “there is also a further energy saving, because the heating can be closed as early as Friday morning. The pupils have better academic results. And Saturday morning is dedicated to the family”.
“The higher academic performance that is obtained by following the chronobiological rhythms of the children and being able to take advantage of the lessons in the afternoons in the middle of the week in which the peak of learning is concentrated – continues the pediatrician – offers one more reason not to assign tasks for the purpose week. This becomes time to devote both to family life and to getting to know the environment in which you live. Finally, you have the opportunity to hang out with friends for fun and recreational purposes “. To then start off again for a new week of school.
A final suggestion, in view of the return to school scheduled for Monday 12 September in many Italian cities, concerns the very first days of the new school year. “The first 5 – warns Farnetani – represent a period of adaptation for all elementary and secondary students, both lower and upper. Not only for those who start school for the first time, but also for those who continue their educational cycle . It is therefore important that we take it into consideration “.