Nap time for Elementary age children should be done away with.

(I'm having a hard time adjusting to 24hr rounds instead of 3 day ones :P) Anyway, let me head into my refutations of opponent's arguments, as well as defend my own. Most important moments in life could be spent napping. As I mentioned in my previous round, napping (or simply the act of laying down and closing your eyes) has a positive effect on the child (or anyone for that matter). Despite Pro's TV arguments, the benefits only kick in when the person is "laying down and closing their eyes" [quoted from [1] of R2]. As well, even if the kids are relaxing and watching the TV, they are still stimulating their mind to try and understand what the television is saying and how to comprehend it. Overall, this can be considered relaxing, but not enough to receive the benefits of full relaxation. While laying down does indeed induce a feeling of relaxation and ease, reading or watching television alongside it doesn't fully put the mind at rest. While both are valuable (and many kids do read at nap time), a huge majority of the time you won't receive the same degree of benefits as if you were laying down and closing your eyes. The children are wasting their time napping. Overall, this essentially countered by my "kids need rest" argument, however I shall cover it in depth. Based on the bonuses of simply relaxing and actual sleep, kids can gain benefits they use later on in life. Overall, if as a result of a certain action or actions (in this case, rest) lead to a positive effect, it isn't a waste. This applies to rest as well. There are many bonuses to sleep and rest, so simply stating that it has little to no positives is a false assertion. Children could fall asleep in class once they reach middle school, due to the schedule flux. Normally I would agree that a schedule flux could be the result of negative things (I. e. Changing the time of when you have to go somewhere each day). However, in this case I'd have to disagree. As kids become older and more mature, they don't need as much sleep, and as they progress they don't need as much of it, until a certain point when they gradually need more and more. The pattern here is that at certain stages in life, the body is not able to use a lot of energy. Kids, who do have a lot of energy, tend to have it in short bursts before becoming tired. Take this as opposed to the elderly, who can't do as much as their body won't "let" them. As children age and mature, their energy needs change as well. Teens as well need more sleep and more food, as they are experiencing a growth spurt (a majority of the time). Overall, the body is a complex being, and energy is one of its many assets. Kids need more sleep as their bodies cannot sustain energy as long as more mature bodies, and this is why the system of a "nap time" is removed in future grades. REFUTATIONS TO REFUTATIONS Teacher Relaxation. When I introduced this point, I was allowing the presence of an "assistant teacher" which is what I commonly had in elementary school, though I can't say the same for others. If the teacher is indeed working, it gives them some time to work silently without any distractions from the students. Even if the teacher is relaxing, if an assistant teacher is there they can easily cover for the teacher (and vice versa). Even if rest time just ended up being a "paid relaxation" for the teacher, keep in mind they are dealing with running, playful, and energetic five year olds, which can sometimes be very difficult to manage one, let alone at least 10. I would have to say the "paid break" idea depends on the teacher (if they deserve it) and the students (their activity levels). Overall this part has the potential for questions, yet a teacher being able to silently complete work is an obvious plus for the presence of nap time. Child's job to learn in school. Children do in fact already learn lots in school. In fact, the average school day for a five year old can be about 5-8 hours, depending on the school. The child is always learning new things at this age, especially as this is the most important part of their learning, as Pro pointed out. The kids already end up learning lots anyway with the current schedule of a nap-time implemented. If the entire concept of nap time was removed from the school environment, who knows what might happen? While the child may get rest at home, they could end up being aggravated due to lack of sleep/rest, and it could end up relatively badly for the teacher and the parents. The child could even fall asleep at school not during nap time (I explained why older students don't need sleep as much, but kindergarteners still need it frequently). Even though the child isn't learning as much as if there were no naptime, everyone needs a break once in a while. Workers in today's workplace, in exchange for hard work end up taking paid vacation days. This is sort of comparable to kindergarten. Due to the kids working hard at learning and trying their best, they get rewarded with a break, and if you force a certain worker or a student to work hard with no break, the results could end up being negative. In fact, study guides normally recommend around 20-30 minutes of hard studying and a 5 minute break between studying. If you learn a lot in one chunk, you won't retain the information as well. The same concept applies here. If kids learn for the entire day without an ounce of break or relaxation, then they won't retain the information they learned in class that well, no matter how much they are taught. Sorry if I had bad spelling, I was using my phone too. Over to Pro.