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Title: Parents' Victory in Reclaiming Recess for Their Children.
Author : Childhood Education
Release Date : January 22, 2005
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 185 KB

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Red Rover, hopscotch, jump rope, chase, telling secrets, hanging out, making friends, losing friends--these familiar pursuits of childhood recess are vividly memorable. The ringing bells, indicating physical, cognitive, and social liberation, were music to our ears. Released from the confines of the school building and the inherent control it represented, we were free to run, to plan, to think, and to dream. The break from the routine of the classroom offered the emancipation, rest, and rejuvenation our growing bodies and our psyches required. For periods each day, we became the architects of our own designs. While these are common memories for adults, many children now attending elementary school are experiencing a different reality. Today's climate of increasing school accountability and intense focus on strictly cognitive performance has forced a restructuring of the school day. In the aftermath of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, time literally can mean money. Schools are eliminating activities deemed unnecessary or frivolous, especially those whose contributions to academic achievement are not "scientifically proven." Current research suggests that as many as 40 percent of school districts throughout the United States are reducing or deleting recess as they focus additional time and resources on teaching and learning (American Association for the Child's Right to Play, 2004).