That's just wrong. Many elementary schools are taking they're fun excersice play time away from them. That may be causing today's increasing childhood obesity rate. What do y'all think?
2006-10-27 14:03:51 · 18 answers · asked by Joseph_G 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I think that recess being taken away is a huge mistake. I teach children between the ages of 4 and 6 and when the don't have time to go outside and run around and play they are very fidgety and can't focus on task in the afternoon. Unfortunately, children are expected to be performing at a higher age level than they may be ready (for example, parents want their kindergartners reading ASAP) and the pressure of state tests is actually trickling down to kindergarten (I sat in a meeting about how we can better prepare kindergartners for the THIRD GRADE state language test.) Teachers need more and more time in their day to teach to meet these expectations, so recess is the first to go. What next? Special areas like music, art, library and phys. ed? I hope not, being a music teacher myself... Not only is recess a great time for kids to unwind (we all need a break during the day, right?) but that's where they practice important social skills.
2006-10-27 16:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by JLH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOLOL - Who ever told you school is a democracy? LOL - School is (and should be) a Fascist state. It should be run just this side of the military. There is no negotiation in school. Teachers should have their right to smack someone up side the head again, like they used to do. Too bad that was taken away from them. If I ever told my parents the teacher slapped me or made me stand in the corner or stand outside in the hall, I would get it worse. I can just hear my dad saying, "Well you must have done something to deserve it." All this political correctness going on these days is the reason students can't read or write in high school. Even worse is what they are doing about grades these days. Some schools don't even have a 'failing' grade anymore. They have some kind of a new 'Deferred Success' rating. We can't hurt little Jimmy's feelings by telling him he's an idiot, now can we. And don't forget - kids now play sports without scores and everyone gets a trophy when it's over. What a mess.
2016-05-22 02:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many studies that point at how detrimental it is to delete recess from the school day. It is especially difficult on little boys. The body needs to exercise in order for the mind to learn. Recess is also one of the only times for socializing and relaxing.
Our school (Peabody, MA) underwent that change a few years ago. The parents got together to fight the school board and superintendent on it. Negotiations were hampered by parents that went in just yelling & screaming, factor in the teacher's union and a school board that was juvenile at best and we're stuck w/ this sucky situation until the next negotiation.
I just heard on the news that the same thing is happening in Melrose
After a 6 hour school day w/ a ten minute lunch and 10 minute recess our kids get out of school at 3:00 and have to do homework on top of it all.
It's no wonder we have so many obese, stressed out, unbalanced children.
2006-10-27 14:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by workingclasshero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Child Left Behind and high stakes testing, amongst other things, are a big factor in whether schools take away recess. You might want to look into just which schools are doing that because it probably isn't a widespread phenomenon. Yeah, our kids are fat but we can't blame obesity on school or lack of recess. We, as parents, have to take a lot of responsbility for our children and quit laying the blame on any particular school system. If your school system is trying to take away recess, fight it!!!!! No child is going to learn when he or she is trying to wiggle in their seat all day.
2006-10-27 14:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by ok2teach 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The schools are required to have so much playtime in a day. I think alot of child obesity is caused at home to much eating out and to much tube. Most of todays children have a playstation or something of the sort which naturally they would rather do than play outside.
2006-10-27 14:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by pebbleap 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that a lack of 15 minutes of running around is making the obesity rate go up. The vending machines that schools have because they need sponsors because they're underfunded? Those may need to go.
2006-10-27 18:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sydney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you--not just for obesity, but because kids just naturally have to burn off some nervous energy throughout the day. It is not realistic to think they are going to sit in a seat for 6-7 hours like little robots and not lose their minds.
2006-10-27 14:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recess is important to students in more ways than just childhood obesity, recess gives children the opportunity to build personal relationships, exercise is important to learning, it gives the brain time to process new things in different ways.
2006-10-27 14:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by samanny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-27 14:12:58 · answer #9 · answered by Reston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i personally havent heard of schools taking away recess but i have learned that they are banning the game " tag" during recess
2006-10-27 14:08:02 · answer #10 · answered by huneygrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋