According to a Gallup poll commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 77% of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development. In that same report, eight in 10 principals acknowledge that time to play has a “positive impact on achievement,” and two-thirds of principals state that “students listen better after recess and are more focused in class.” Our schools can do better.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:58:21 +0000
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