Florida Considers Making School Recess Mandatory
Posted at 3:30 pm on March 8, 2017 by Amelia Hamilton
I don’t want to blow your mind, but it turns out that kids need to play.
Young people are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at ever-increasing rates, with the percentage of kids being diagnosed growing by around 50 percent from 2003-2011. While some of this can be attributed to different diagnostic criteria and higher awareness, some almost certainly has to do with the environment in which kids are asked to succeed.
Kids as young as kindergarten are being asked to sit still for up to half an hour at a time, an unreasonable amount of time for a young child. Recess is becoming shorter so, even when kids aren’t seated, they aren’t outside being wild. Being kids.
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http://www.redstate.com/ameliahamilton/2017/03/08/florida-considers-making-school-recess-mandatory/I can testify about this. When my kids were in school I volunteered. In Elementary school,............even Kindergarten, first, second, third kids would be held from taking recess if they didn't finish the work. Kids that small need recess. They cannot hold that energy in and become very tired. Even the work place is required to give workers breaks throughout the day by law. Why would we expect our little children to be able to work straight through?
