Rescue Recess
Rescuing Recess
http://www.rescuingrecess.com/
http://www.pta.org/ne_press_release_detail_1142028998890.html
Can ya' believe it? Forty percent of elementary schools have either curtailed recess or canceled it outright to make more time for academics. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot - research shows that, like adults, kids do better with a break. Not to mention the health, emotional, and social benefits of unstructured physical activity outdoors.
The PTA and the Cartoon Network have launched a new initiative to put recess back in the school day. Check out the two sites above to find out how you can help advocate for this important initiative.
Anyone interested in preventing the high-pressure craziness being inflicted on kids in the name of achievement should also check out this book:
What Happened to Recess, and Why Are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? by Susan Ohanian (McGraw-Hill, 2002)
posted by Karen Cole @ 11:04 AM
1 Comments:
I think that my biggest problem is that though they are canceling recess in the name of acedemics, very little is accomplished in the time gained. It just amazes me that kids spend 7-8 hours at school and then come home with homework. The kids time is just being wasted. Kids spend so much time watching Disney movies etc. while the teachers have meetings, do paperwork or who knows what. They spend time waiting for all their classmates to settle down, finish assignments, get into lines. It seems a shame that so much time and money is being spent so inefficiently.
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