This Slate article talks about recess returning to the school day. I am glad that I went to school before this vital part of physical and social development was ripped away. I didn't know kids were currently missing out, though I can't say I'm surprised.
How can you expect elementary age kids to sit and do school work all day--save a 30 min. lunch break--and not mentally suffer? Oh wait, that's right...we can just medicate them into more focus. Silly me! Amphetamines are obviously always the answer.
But seriously, play and movement and imagination are vital to making kids smart and well-adjusted.
The Rebirth of Recess by: Nicholas Day, Slate.com
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