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Do you remember recess?
THIS recess
Time when you got to leave class...
and play on one of -these- bad boys
Time you could spend with your friends
Or read beneath a shady tree
Maybe even make daisy chains for the group!
Recess made all that possible
"With recess, children have choices and can organize their own games, figure out what's fair, and learn a lot of social behavior that they don't learn in P.E."
Georgia State's Olga Jarrett outlined the benefits of recess in a recent Scholastic article. Despite her advice and suggestions from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) that recommend "elementary school children have at least 20 minutes of recess daily", across the country recess is being cut from the school day.
One superintendent is working to change that...
Dr. Michael Hynes is a Superintendent in the Patchogue Medford School District in Long Island
Hynes had disengaged from school at a young age, but his love for tennis kept him going.
Now as a teacher, principal, and superintendent, Dr. Hynes wants to ensure every child is happy, doubling recess...
Giving them more free time to socialize and participate in activities, will result in students reaching their full potential.
He believes that if students are in school for 14,000 hours, they should leave knowing how good they can be at something.
That's why he began "Mission Recess"
Listen to what Dr. Hynes has to say about the impact of a longer recess in his district and decide for yourself.
Recess Forever(yone)
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