The article discusses the importance of recess for children and the reasons why it is endangered in elementary schools. Topics include a description of a 20-minute recess legislation being pushed by a parent coalition in Florida...
I don't care if it's the afternoon before winter break or the last minutes i before summer recess: If anyone is going to use a video to babysit my kids, it's going to be me! Allowing our children to have screen time ... Michael J. Petrilli - 《Education Next》 被引量: 0发表:...
Recess is largely considered optional. School administrators often view it as a privilege for kids, not a component of education itself. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the school districts inAtlanta,Chicagoand other cities eliminated recess entirely, in favor of extra class time they hoped...
Concurrently, some parents believe that limiting physical activity at schools can help their children focus more on studies. However, tight restrictions not only stifle children's natural urge to play and interact but also dep...
How Much Recess Should Kids Get? On the “whole life” side, it kind of goes one step farther to say we need to know the wide and the long of a kid's life. The “wide” is what are all the spaces and places where they spend time, and who are they in those different places, ...
Why Kids Shouldn T Have Homework Shouldn't kids work on homework like these days instead of spending time with their family? Kids should be able to spend more time with their friends and family. I think this because homework is very hard and challenging. Homework can give headaches and also...
This is important to notice because the intense schedules that the athletes have may not allow enough time for schoolwork. The schoolwork may not be completed or fully understood, which can lead to lower academic excellence and poor grades. Competitive sports are unhealthy to kids’ minds. They...
The importance of playground time and why are playgrounds important for children’s development must be understood by parents. Scheduled recess play and spontaneous Saturday afternoon play on a playground are two quite different things. Recess is a great way to get kids adjusted to being in a ...
Immediately, of course, kids across the world spent a lot more time online. And, more importantly, their test scores dropped, with girls’ scores appearing to suffer more than boys’. (As Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has noted, screens appear to have more adverse effects on...
Playtime, however, creates situations where even children with ADHD can have positive social relationships with other children. Small playgroups, recess, orjoining a sports teamcan be good ways to introduce social skills to a child’s life in a non-threatening way. This opportunity can then all...