Comments on: Stuck in School: McMonagle Elementary Cuts Recess

By: shelly

shelly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:29 +0000

ALL KIDS NEEDS RECESS BREAK!!!!! Going to schoool is like having a job without the pay. Each students learns from home first then go to school to learn more then they can do out home. Working people are allowed to have a 10-15 mins break to use the bathroom and 30 or 60 mins break for lunch. the students of today are our future into the working world. Recess should be allowed by law from each 50 states 30 mins a day. Here is south of metro cities stundents are n’t allow recess time thier homework or school work not done. Work hard in school and lot of homework at home. Students are gaining weight no time to play outside.

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By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:08:27 +0000

All of the teachers at our school supervise during recess. Its not that big of a deal. We are supposed to have a 10 activity time but we usually stretch it out to 15 or 20. It is unreasonable to expect children to sit inside and still for long periods of time. You learn better when your brain takes a break and your body moves around.

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By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:04:33 +0000

This is absolutely horrific. I can not believe they would even consider doing this to our children. They need to move around, go outside and play. That 15 minute recess is time for them to clear their heads and have a break. I would bet that this change will only bring down test scores and overall performance. What you are going to find is a whole lot of un-motivated kids. The children will fake being sick so they can stay home and in turn, their parents will lose money form having to stay at home with the them. I am sickened by this whole idea. When I become a teacher, you better believe that my students will have time outside EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:15:21 +0000

More and more schools are eliminating recess while children becoming obese or and being drugged with Ritalin. Children have no time for friendships without recess and because of being over burdened with homework.

Here in Florida even teachers of 2-4 year olds are being told not to allow children free time to play. They are told to replace that time with PE class.

Children need to play, interact with each other and get some exercise. Homework should be rare or non-existent. Time after school and on weekends should be for playing with friends and using the knowledge they learned in school to pursue their own interests.

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By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:07:49 +0000

When a new principal came to our school – She DOUBLED recess. All students get 30 min recess, 30 min lunch every day and 45 min specials (art, music, PE, Technology, Library on rotation) 4 days a week and a 90 min session 1 day a week. This was done for the good of the kids and is part of the reason our scores have increased.

The way recess works is within a grade level teachers and classes are paired up.

During Recess Teacher A supervised the kids and Teacher B has duty free lunch.

Then during lunch Teacher B supervised and Teacher A has duty free lunch.

When it rains the teachers have board games and such for the kids to play.

The 90 min specials 1 day each week allows the whole grade level team to meet with the core team (Principal, AP, Math specialist, Reading specialist, counselor, and social worker. ) They go over the progress of classes and individual students. If a teacher says what we have for X concept is not working. They find solutions. When it is a small group of kids out of the whole grade don’t get a concept. The team finds ways to individualize instruction for them.

When a student is excelling – they find ways to individualize instruction for that student to take it to the next level.

When a student is hungry because a parent lost one of the three jobs they work to put food on the table, our social work find them help and often a job.

When a student is angry because Dad got hauled off to jail for the 5th time, our Councilor work with him/her and our social worker gets him/her into our mentor program.

Since our kids are locked inside their apartments when they get home to protect them from the child molesters, drug dealers, and gang bangers, we have after school programs.

Coach – has different sports clinics. Right now is running walking club.

I have open computer lab. Students can work on independent projects or use an computer tutoring program.

Art teacher is about to start her art clubs

Music teach has choir and keyboarding

We also have a chess club

Our robotic club is building a solar powered water feature for the butterfly garden that is located in the center of our school. They will also be making solar insects to patrol.

The younger robotics club will be doing robot battles and racing solar cars.

We work our rears off, both with the kids and looking for grants to expand our programs. Your child’s school especially the admin need to get with the program or get out of the profession.