Children or system’s robots? I am currently working as an au pair and I take care of 3 children. Ages 11, 10 and 8. After a while living with them, I am always wondering if it is right go to school from 8.30 to 5.30! I’m from Spain and I can tell you that we don’t have the best education system, but I think that the British one is even worse. I used to go to school from 8 or 9, (I can’t remember well )until 2 and then once in the high school I went from 8.30 to 3.30. That allow everyone to have a proper lunch at home and the most important, to have it in a family environment. I spent the evenings playing, with my cousins, mother and aunts, or dancing three days per week because I really love it since I was a child. Now when I look at them and I see how they arrive home and some days they need to carry on doing some homeworks, after that have dinner and go to bed, that's unbelievable . They seem to me like robots instead of childrens. They don’t socialize, don’t have time during the week to play, to enjoy, to spare time with friends or cousin. If I compare myself with them when I was the same age I feel like an idiot, I didn’t know how to play the guitar, the piano, I didn’t joined any rugby, running, football, tennis club… After all, they are not crazy about all of that and there are activities which are a nightmare for them, but just need to do it. No options. I think it's a shame the way they spend the most beautiful time in your live, the childhood. In my opinion, they don’t really need all this. However, they need other subject like moral standars, family time, the importance of a healthy diet, communication and to be able to express themselves. These are some of the basic things to be a sensible adult.