1. Recess: Relevant or Ridiculous? By: Denise Joiner

2. The purpose of my research is to find out what benefits children are being deprived of when recess is taken away to better test scores. The children are losing out on something and I'm determined to find out exactly what it is.

5. How do the parent's feel?

6. Mom's discussing Recess

7. “ Four out of five principals report that recess has a positive impact on academic achievement, with two-thirds saying students listen better after recess and are more focused in class. Virtually all of the nearly 2,000 administrators surveyed (which also included some assistant or vice principals) believe that recess has a positive effect on children's social development.”

8. re·cess (rss, r-ss) n. a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit. b. The period of such cessation.

10. Recess increases on-task time

11. Children need outside light

12. Unstructured physical play reduces stress

13. Children need to learn to be social creatures

14. Our children's health is at risk

15. Physical activity feeds the brain The list with complete definitions can be found by clicking this link.

16. Depends on where you live...

17. "The available research suggests that recess can play an important role in learning, social development, and health of elementary school children. While there are arguments against recess, no research clearly supports not having recess." "However," the report then continues, and you know where this is going, "more research is needed to determine the current percentage of schools that have abolished recess and assess the effect of no-recess policies on student test scores, attitudes, and behaviors."

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