BBC – Staff Writer
“Falling asleep in a lesson or telling your teacher to “chill out” are among the 100 things primary-age children feel they should do before turning 11. As a million children wave goodbye to primary school, a Times Educational Supplement survey of 2,500 youngsters reveals their wish lists. The top 100 includes numerous pranks such as spinning on the teacher’s chair or being caught impersonating “Miss”. It also features life lessons such as failing so you can learn from mistakes. Helping younger pupils learn something and being kind to someone who needs a friend are also on the list produced from the survey of under-11s. And perhaps surprisingly, children saw the experience of losing or falling out with a friend as a key lesson for life learned in primary school.”(more)