Recess
Education news, analysis, and opinion about breaks from the structured school day for games, play, or socializing
7 Things to Know About School Recess
Why is recess important? Here are 7 findings about recess, the role it plays in the development of children, and how it's evolved over time.
Education
National PTA Aims to Restore Time for Recess
The National PTA and the Cartoon Network unveiled a public relations campaign last week that seeks to protect or reinstate recess time for elementary school children.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
On the Elimination of Recess
| If we want to allow students to find their own tasks or to construct their own meanings, then we need to give them unstructured time to invent and discover. |
Education
Give Kids a Break
Recently, the study of recess has become a serious matter. Like many education traditions, recess is on trial in schools across the country. And with educators under pressure to pack their days with instruction, even a few minutes of playtime can be judged as too much.
Student Well-Being
The Games Children Play
Anthony D. Pellegrini is a flake. At least, that's what some
acquaintances conclude after learning that his life's work is studying
children's recess play.
Education
Opinion
Lessons From Lunch (and Recess)
Ask any kid and you'll be told now, as in the past, that his
favorite school subjects are lunch, recess, gym, art, and music. I've
been taking that answer seriously of late to see what qualities of
teaching and learning I could abstract from these subjects and how they
might apply to a reorganized curriculum.
