The school recess movement in Orange County, Florida is growing and even received national attention recently when The Today Show put out an elementary recess survey.
The national survey shows that 99% of adults participating in the survey favor elementary school recess. End of subject? Not quite. Parents in nearby Lake County have taken to the streets to join in the protest over the lack of recess at their schools. The benefits of recess are well researched and documented.
Professional education organizations like the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, the National PTA, and the American Association of Pediatrics have position statements supporting recess and praising its value. So why are some administrators "pretending not to know what we know"? MORE...
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