There are people who simply cannot wake up early in the morning. They agree to sit until late at night, but only so as not to get up. Such people are called “night owls,” and modern society definitely not made for them. However, even for such people there is a little joy in this world - the second shift at school. So, its main aspects should be considered.

Does this happen?

For some parents, hearing about a second shift at school is new. Usually they arch their eyebrows in surprise and say that this cannot be. But is it?

Indeed, in Soviet times Almost no one had heard of the second shift. Students went to school in the morning, and after classes they attended hobby groups or simply went home. But times are changing, working conditions are changing and, to be honest, the demographics of the regions are changing.

Basically, a second shift is introduced in schools in two cases:

  • Too many students. According to current legislation, the municipality must provide education to everyone who lives in a certain territory. And if the number of students exceeds the number of places, a second shift is specially created.
  • Too few teachers. This problem affects small and remote settlements. Often this is where the acute shortage of teachers can be seen. Therefore, there are situations when a school hires a part-time teacher who is already working in another educational institution. So that he can combine, second shift classes are specially created. This, of course, happens extremely rarely, but it still happens.

As you can see, studying in the afternoon - necessary measure, but is the second shift legal at school?

According to the law

Considering the sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of training in general education institutions, it can be noted that the second shift at school is completely legal. According to the act, only students of 1st, 5th and final grades, that is, 9th and 11th grades, are required to attend school in the first half of the day. The rest of the schoolchildren can study in the second shift.

So, if the child is not a student of the above classes and studies in the second shift, then this is completely legal and there is no need to panic. But, despite the presence of first and second shifts at school, classes should not begin earlier than 8 o’clock in the morning. Zero lessons are also unacceptable.

In addition, it is important to know that if a general education institution is a specialized lyceum, gymnasium or school with in-depth study of anything, then a second shift is not provided here. In such educational institutions, the workload on students is higher and the number of subjects studied is greater. If you introduce a second shift in such institutions, the load on students will be too great; moreover, second shift students will not be able to assimilate the necessary material and complete homework as efficiently as possible.

But in all other educational institutions, the first and second shifts at school are normal. The main thing is that there is no third shift, as this is contrary to all written and unwritten laws.

Disadvantages of second shift training

So, the second shift at school is legal. However, is he good at studying in the afternoon or bad? Here, as in every situation, there are pros and cons. If we talk about the disadvantages, we can say that studying in the afternoon somewhat disadvantages students, although a lot depends on the schedule of the second shift at school, but more on that later.

The first disadvantage of training that a second shift student faces is the day being divided into parts. It seems that you have enough time both before and after classes, but in fact you don’t have time to do anything. This problem arises from the inability to adapt to the new regime, as well as from improper distribution of one’s time. If we think logically, we can see that some second-shift schoolchildren lead quite full lives: they have time to go to clubs, do homework and hang out with friends. A properly designed schedule and daily routine will help solve this problem.

Another problem is that the material is absorbed better in the first half of the day, when the body is rested and thoughts are fresh. This well-known fact is difficult to refute, although it can be quite successfully argued with.

The third problem is the busy afternoon. If a child studies the second shift at school, then he will have to forget about long meetings with friends and other extracurricular activities. When you come home at 7-8 pm, you have time to do little: have a quick dinner, review your homework, completing the most difficult part, and watch TV or surf the Internet for another hour or two. However, you shouldn’t completely give up your usual things; it’s better to reduce your entertainment time or combine walks and meetings with friends.

Positive sides

There are also positive aspects to be found in schools with a second shift. The first and most important thing is no alarm clock ringing too early. This is especially good news for the so-called night owls, whose biological clocks are not set to get up early. Although, let’s be honest, waking up when you’ve had enough sleep, and not to the sound of an alarm clock, is a dream for everyone: both night owls and early risers.

There is enough time before classes to finish your homework, attend some clubs, and slowly get ready.

The second shift is not such a bad thing, the main thing is to properly prepare the child for the changes, draw up a competent schedule and learn to manage time rationally. Then only positive memories will remain from studying at school during the second shift.

Time frame

Parents often wonder what time the second shift at school starts. It's difficult to answer definitively. Here, a lot depends on how long the students of the first shift come and how long the breaks last. An important role is played by the fact: after what grade the students of the second shift occupy the office. For example, first-graders have 3 or 4 lessons, so the second shift can arrive as early as 12 o’clock and occupy the office.

It will be much easier to consider using the example of an average educational institution: What time does the second shift at school start? If we assume that the first shift starts at 8 a.m., the breaks between lessons are not too long, and the first shift has six lessons a day, we get the following data:

Thus, it turns out to be 13:55, which is when the second shift at school most often begins. In general, there is a 25-minute break between the first and second shifts so that students in the second half of the day begin studying promptly at 2:00 p.m. If the schedule of students in the first shift includes 5 lessons a day, then the start of the second shift is shifted by an hour, that is, to 13:00.

Schedule

Thus, second shift classes end around six or seven in the evening, depending on the number of lessons. If we take into account the fact that classes start at 14:00, the schedule of the second shift at the school will look like this:

Naturally, six lessons of the second shift end late, so the school administration is trying to push back the start of classes later. early time. For example, to vacate your office an hour earlier, last lesson for the first shift they can put physical training, foreign language or any other subject that takes place in a specialized room.

Primary School

Regarding the second shift in primary school, naturally it starts and ends earlier. Most often, classes begin at 12 noon and end at four. Although it also happens that children come to classes at two o’clock in the afternoon.

As practice shows, it is most difficult for elementary school students to adapt to the new schedule. Of course, caring parents will help their children in every possible way. And sooner or later, through trial and error, the optimal daily routine will be developed. Scientists agree that the most the best option The schedule will be like this:

  • 7:00 - rise.
  • 7-00-7:30 - exercises, water treatments.
  • 7:30-8:00 - breakfast.
  • 8:00-8:20 - short walk.
  • 8:20-10:00 - execution homework.
  • 10:00-11:30 - free time and second breakfast.
  • 11:30-13:00 - walk, games in the fresh air.
  • 13:00-13:30 - lunch.
  • 13:30-14:00 - getting ready and going to school.
  • 14:00-18:00 - lessons at school.
  • 18:30-19:00 - sport games in the fresh air.
  • 19:00-20:00 - dinner and free time.
  • 20:30-7:00 - sleep.

This is one of the most optimal daily routine options for schoolchildren aged 7-8 years. Naturally, school classes can begin at different time, so everyone should change their daily routine to suit themselves, and for this you need to take into account some nuances.

Schedule priorities

Before drawing up a schedule, it is necessary to take into account that a child is not a robot who only needs to study. He may have his own needs, interests and, moreover, his own biological rhythm, abilities and inclinations. First of all, when creating a schedule, you should pay attention to such things as:

  • Healthy eating. Understanding this includes not only the variety and benefits of food, but also the time for eating it - at least half an hour at home.
  • Sleep and rest. The time allotted for sleep cannot be reduced in favor of lessons.
  • Walks in the open air. Scientists have long studied from all sides the effect of walking on improving the memorization of material. For parents whose children study in the second shift, it is important to monitor the amount of time that students spend outdoors.
  • Studies. No matter what shift a student studies, you should not overload him with extra classes. Without a doubt, knowledge is important, but it is worth learning one unquestioning truth - knowledge acquired “under the lash” will never be useful. They will be forgotten as soon as they become unnecessary (after tests or exams).

Golden mean

If anyone has read Aristotle, he probably remembers the “Principle of the Golden Mean.” It’s not even worth explaining (it’s quite obvious), but applying it to creating an optimal daily routine for second-shift students is very useful.

It is not uncommon to encounter situations where students either have no routine at all, or their day is scheduled right down to the last minute spent in the bathroom.

In the first case, the child shows his activity exclusively during lessons, since they begin at a certain time. Doing homework in this situation becomes a problem. If you are guided solely by the student's responsibilities and the fear of a bad grade, homework often remains unfinished. And if they do, this process drags on for a long 4-5 hours. After all, the child does not have a specially allotted time to complete his homework.

In the case of a strict daily routine, which is scheduled minute by minute, too much pressure is placed on the child, which can subsequently lead to neuroses. How then?

The daily routine must be drawn up in such a way that the main, specific tasks that need to be completed are identified. For example, let's take such simple items as doing homework, watering flowers and taking out the trash. If a student studies during the second shift, then it is quite logical that he will do some of his homework in the morning, so homework can be transferred to the evening. Simply put, you need to designate not a time frame (water from 10:30 to 10:40), but a period when it needs to be done (in the morning or evening). In this way, you can reduce the pressure on the student, streamline the schedule and make studying during the second shift even enjoyable.

How to study?

Another issue to consider is when is the best time to do homework for second shift students. There is an opinion that you should not do homework after returning from the second shift. It’s just that the task is different from the task. This is especially true for secondary and high school. For example, it is better to learn poems by heart in the evening; also at this time you need to do all the most difficult tasks, or at least some of them.

The next morning it is better to leave written exercises, translations and repetition of the material covered. Such tasks are much simpler; they do not require large mental and energy expenditures. In addition, a little brain activity in the morning will help you get into a working mood. If, before starting classes, you load your child with all the unlearned materials, then when the time comes for lessons, he will already be too tired to remember the new material.

Therefore, for students of the second shift, it is much better to do complex tasks in the evening, leaving only the simplest exercises for the morning. As a last resort, in the evening you need to prepare for completing tasks: find materials or prepare draft versions of solved exercises.

Second shift at school, studying after lunch is not the end of the world. Although, if you listen to the reviews of parents, studying in the afternoon seems like a real disaster for them. Indeed, in this world, most organizations play by the rules of early risers; unwitting second-shift night owls have to somewhat infringe on their needs. But is this really so? It doesn’t matter which shift the student is studying in: first or second, both have 24 hours in a day, the main thing is to learn how to use them correctly. Therefore, it is very important to create a good daily routine and follow it.

And rumors that second-shift students are deprived of the opportunity to attend clubs are sheer absurdity. Only those who have never looked for appropriate out-of-school institutions say this. The second shift is not at all an obstacle to getting good education, but rather an obstacle that some even like. So, with the right approach, studying during the second shift can easily turn into the most pleasant memories of school life.

The parent community turns to you, Vladimir Vladimirovich, with a request to address your Special attention on the problem of teaching children during the second shift in Russian schools. The fact is that parents, and most importantly the children themselves, are constantly in a state of continuous stress, studying in the second shift at school or are in permanent anticipation of the prospect of studying in the second shift. In the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor Russian Federation dated December 29, 2010 N 189 Moscow "On approval of SanPiN 2.4.2.2821-10" Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of training in educational institutions" in provision 10.4. we find: In institutions operating in two shifts, training of 1st, 5th, final 9th ​​and 11th grades and compensatory education classes should be organized in the first shift. In reality, it looks like this First-graders are trained in the first shift, they adapt, their routine is established, the first half of the day is fixed as the most productive part of the day in terms of learning. Then, in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th years of study, the school administration, at its discretion, can transfer the student. from the first to the second shift. In the fifth grade, the child will again be forced to adapt to a different mode of activity and learning. And so on. Psychologists say that the daily biorhythm of a person’s mental activity is structured in such a way that its first peak occurs at 8-12 o’clock. in the morning, and the decline in the middle of the day is 12-16 hours. It is striking that in the same SanPiN 2.4.2.2821-10 “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of training in educational institutions” in Chapter X. Hygienic requirements to the regime educational process clause 10.7. we read: 10.7. The lesson schedule is drawn up taking into account the daily and weekly mental performance of students and the scale of difficulty educational subjects(Appendix 3 of these sanitary rules). In Appendix 3 we read: Hygienic recommendations for lesson schedules by Modern scientific research It has been established that the biorhythmic optimum of mental performance in children school age falls within an interval of 10-12 hours. During these hours, the greatest efficiency of assimilation of material is observed at the lowest psychophysiological costs for the body. Therefore, in the lesson schedule for students of the 1st stage of education, the main subjects should be taught in 2-3 lessons, and for students of the 2nd and 3rd stages of education - in 2, 3, 4 lessons. In this regard, we, parents, have a question: why are our children, despite all the recommendations of specialists, forced to study in the second shift? For what reason do officials, instead of regularly monitoring the situation in schools regarding a sufficient number of schools, classrooms, teachers and much more, and eliminating the causes of classes studying in the second shift, force schoolchildren to adapt and study in the second shift? Why is it that where the educational system fails, it is the most defenseless - children - who end up at the extreme? So, it turns out that a child studying in the second shift works mentally during the most unproductive hours of the day. It’s scary to imagine what consequences such overload and disruption of the internal biological “clock” will lead to on the physical and mental health of schoolchildren. How will such leaps in the training regime and in the daily routine in general affect the health and performance of our children? Will in the future, upon entering adulthood, a person who systematically trained in the second shift be able to work effectively in the first half of the day? It is also a very big problem for working parents to ensure control over the preparation of homework by a child studying in the second shift. While parents are at work, it is not clear who will be responsible for ensuring that children studying in the second shift comply with the daily routine (its first half). Not all parents are ready to fearlessly accept the fact that a child studying in the second shift will get to school independently and return home from school in the dark (this is especially true in the winter). After all, the second shift ends at 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, and in some schools at 20.00. While children studying in the first shift have already been at home for several hours and, as a rule, have had time to go for a walk with their peers, go to hobby groups and sports clubs, and relax. Parents of schoolchildren studying in the second shift are very concerned about the implementation of Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Namely: Article 31 1. States Parties recognize the child’s right to rest and leisure, the right to participate in play and entertainment events appropriate to his age, and freely participate in cultural life and make art. 2. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to full participation in cultural and creative life and shall promote the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural and creative creative activity, leisure and recreation. Difficulties with the implementation of the above-mentioned rights of the child arise due to the fact that there are very few sections and circles that carry out their activities in the first half of the day, and in some populated areas sections and circles working in the morning hours do not exist in principle. As a result, a schoolchild studying in the second shift is deprived of the right to choose and does not have the opportunity to develop creatively in those directions for which he has inclinations and abilities. It is especially worth noting that the real challenge for families with two or more schoolchildren is teaching children in different shifts. The presence of second-shift training in Russian schools only testifies to the insufficient work of the relevant officials in overcoming such an exceptional measure as second-shift training. We, children and parents, hope that in the 21st century our government has all the necessary mechanisms to create conditions under which Russian schoolchildren will study only in the first shift. Vladimir Vladimirovich! We ask you to pay attention to the problem of teaching schoolchildren in the second shift and cancel this form of training.

Addressed to President of Russia V.V. Putin

Naturally, the question immediately arises: is studying in the second shift good or bad? It is quite difficult to answer this unequivocally. After all, here you can find your unconditional pros and cons.

"Pros" of training in the second shift

First of all, no more early rises! When classes start only after lunch, the need to get up early naturally disappears. On the one hand, this is an absolute plus. But provided that, according to your biological regime, you are a “night owl”, that is, a person who cannot go to bed and get up early, and whose peak performance occurs in the second half of the day. If you are a “lark”, then this “plus” for you automatically turns into a “minus”, since larks cannot go to bed late, but get up very early, with the first rays of the sun, so they do not need to sleep long in the morning. And they are also active in the morning, but after lunch they become lethargic and drowsy.

Secondly, before classes at school there is still quite enough time to finish the lessons unlearned from the evening, repeat some material, and slowly get ready.

"Disadvantages" of training in the second shift

Now about the “cons” of switching to the second shift. There are also several of them. First of all, this is a day that is divided into parts: it seems that there is still a lot of time both before and after classes, but in reality you do not have time to do anything. This comes, of course, from the inability to adapt to a new mode of life and, as a consequence, the inability to properly manage one’s time. Of course, a schedule can help in such a situation. Yes, yes, exactly the most common household chores schedule. It is not necessary to note in detail all your actions hour by hour, you just need to make a list of what must be done without fail. To make it more fun, you can draw yourself a diagram map or even a comic book on this topic, stick bright stickers with inscriptions on it, make notes with a marker and come up with a lot of other fun things. The main thing is that this method works really well and can teach you how to manage your time and use it as efficiently as possible.

Another “minus” is the busy afternoon. When going to school in the second shift, schoolchildren, as a rule, have to forget about long evening walks, meeting with friends, going to the movies and other entertainment. In fact, when you come home after school at 7-8 pm, you can have time to have dinner and quickly sort out your homework for tomorrow, and surf the Internet for an hour on your favorite website. It’s also difficult to get used to this right away, and for some schoolchildren it’s even stressful. Therefore, you should not suddenly abandon your usual rest regime. Walking should not be stopped, but reduced to half an hour to an hour a day, combining it with meetings with friends. Reschedule entertainment events to weekends and holidays. You can skim through your homework in the evening, doing only the most difficult ones, which may require help from parents or older brothers and sisters, and putting off the easier ones until the morning. Stress, of course, is still inevitable, but its destructive consequences can be minimized in this way.

Thus, second shift study– this is not a sentence, it’s just a change in the labor regime. And like any change in life, it cannot be painless. A person can and should adapt to any unfavorable conditions, in which willpower and patience help him. And it is quite possible to reduce the “cons” of the second shift to a safe level; you just need to make a little effort.

Many parents are faced with the need to teach their child at school during the second shift. This is not always the decision of the parents themselves and the desire of the children, more often it is a necessity on the part of educational institutions. We will tell you in this article how to properly structure the daily routine of a child studying in the second shift, so that he does not get too tired and has time to study well.

Studying in the second shift

Parents of schoolchildren studying in the second shift have a negative attitude towards the new daily routine, since, according to them, it causes a lot of inconvenience. Parents also complain that their children are tired, and they have to forget about clubs altogether during this period. Experts, meanwhile, note that even during the second shift, a child can study successfully, have time to rest and help around the house. All you need to do for this is to properly organize the child’s daily routine.

Daily routine for a second-shift student

Among the priorities when drawing up a schedule for a child studying in the second shift, the following can be noted:

  • healthy eating;
  • proper rest and sleep;
  • studying at school and at home;
  • being in the fresh air.

The best way to start a schoolchild's morning is with exercise. It will give you the opportunity to wake up and cheer up. Your child should wake up at 7:00.

After charging there are hygiene procedures, room cleaning and breakfast.

At around 8:00 the student should start doing homework. It should be borne in mind that it takes about 1.5-2 hours for elementary school children to prepare lessons, while high school students spend about 3 hours on homework.

From 10:00 to 11:00 children have free time, which they can spend on household chores or hobbies, and also use it for walks in the fresh air.

The child should have lunch at the same time every day - around 12:30. After lunch, the child goes to school.

What time the second shift starts is determined by the school schedule, usually 1:30 p.m. Classes at school, depending on the schedule, last until 19:00, after which the child goes home.

For an hour, students of the second shift have the opportunity to take a walk; in elementary schools this time is a little longer. At 20:00 the child must have dinner. For the next two hours, he indulges in his hobbies, prepares clothes and shoes for the next day, and performs hygiene procedures. At 22:00 the child goes to bed.

In his message to the Federal Assembly, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin gave instructions until 2025 to transfer education in schools for all students from grades 1 to 11 to the first shift. The opposite situation is happening locally, I am a mother of many children, now my two youngest sons are studying at school No. 14 in the village of Pyatigorsky, Stavropol Territory. We have very good school, new, 2008

The school has 38 classrooms, 2 computer classes, a gym, a large dining room, and an assembly hall. My two eldest sons also studied at this school; they studied in the first shift. With the arrival of the new director, children at school primary classes began to study in the second shift. For several years now, lessons for 3rd graders have been held in the second shift, but this year the director forcibly, personally, decided to transfer students of 2nd and 3rd grades to the second shift, these are eight sets of classes.

For 2018/2019 academic year The school will have 629 students (according to the director), which is 34 classroom sets. From a conversation with the director, I learned that the school has 2 more classes than before; on this basis, 8 classes will be taught in the second shift (there is no official document justifying this decision). Parents were not given the opportunity to express their opinion regarding the transfer of our children to the second shift, we were presented with a fait accompli, the school management does not take into account the parents’ opinion. Due to the transfer of our children to the second shift, parents, and most importantly the children themselves, are constantly in a state of continuous stress, studying in the second shift at school.

Psychologists say that the daily biorhythm of a person’s mental activity is structured in such a way that its first peak occurs at 8-12 o’clock in the morning, and the decline occurs in the middle of the day at 12-16 o’clock. SanPiN 2. 4. 2.

2821-10 "Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of training in general educational institutions" in Chapter X. Hygienic requirements for the regime of the educational process, paragraph 10. 7. We read: "The lesson schedule is drawn up taking into account the daily and weekly mental performance of students and the scale of difficulty of learning items (Appendix 3 of these sanitary rules).”

In Appendix 3 we read: “Hygienic recommendations for the lesson schedule. Modern scientific research has established that the biorhythmic optimum of mental performance in school-age children falls within the interval of 10-12 hours. During these hours, the greatest efficiency of assimilation of material is observed at the lowest psychophysiological costs for the body. Therefore, in the lesson schedule for students of the 1st stage of education, the main subjects should be taught in 2-3 lessons, and for students of the 2nd and 3rd stages of education - in 2, 3, 4 lessons.”

In this regard, we, parents, have a question: why are our children, aged 7 to 10 years old, despite all the recommendations of specialists, being forced to study in the second shift? Why is it that where the educational system fails, it is the most defenseless - children - who end up at the extreme? So, it turns out that a child studying in the second shift works mentally during the most unproductive hours of the day. It’s scary to imagine what consequences such overload and disruption of the internal biological “clock” will lead to on the physical and mental health of children.

How will such leaps in the training regime and in the daily routine in general affect the health and performance of our children? It is also a very big problem for working parents to ensure control over the preparation of homework by a child studying in the second shift. While parents are at work, it is not clear who will be responsible for ensuring that children studying in the second shift adhere to the daily routine (its first half). Not all parents are ready to fearlessly accept the fact that a child studying in the second shift will get to school and return home on his own.

Children studying in the second shift are deprived of the opportunities that children studying in the first shift have. Coming home from school, students studying in the first shift, as a rule, after school, had time to go for a walk with their peers, go to hobby groups and sports clubs, and relax. In this situation, it is very worrying that teaching children in the second shift contradicts the implementation of Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Namely: Article 31.

1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure, the right to participate in games and recreational activities appropriate to his age, and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts. 2. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to full participation in cultural and creative life and shall promote the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural and creative activities, leisure and recreation.

Difficulties with the implementation of the above-mentioned rights of the child arise due to the fact that there are very few sections and circles that carry out their activities in the first half of the day. As a result, a student studying in the second shift is deprived of the right to choose and does not have the opportunity to develop creatively in those directions for which he has inclinations and abilities. I would also like to note the fact that the education of primary school children in our school is especially outrageous, since on the school grounds there is a two-story building intended for teaching children. However, for 10 years now it has been idle, the windows are broken, self-destruction will soon begin, this is due to the fact that the regional leadership has not yet allocated funds to complete this long-term construction and improve the conditions for the education of our children.

This is how the president’s instructions are carried out in a particular school. We ask you to understand the situation in our school with the second shift, help the school management create a lesson schedule so that all children study in the first shift. Conduct an audit of the allocation of funds to complete the construction of an educational building on the school grounds, as well as monitor the use of funds allocated by the regional leadership for the completion of this construction. With respect, parents of students of school No. 14 in the village of Pyatigorsky, Stavropol Territory.