November 15, 2019
Recess Forever!
Timothy Birdnow
Progressive educators (sic) in Canada have a new policy; let kids walk out of class whenever they choose!
From the article
Gee. what could go wrong with that!
That was what we did at recess, when I was a kid. Basically these forward thinking Progs have given a "get out of jail free" card to these kids. I would never have been in class had my school had such a policy.
But what do I know; I don't have a Ph.D. in education...
Progressive educators (sic) in Canada have a new policy; let kids walk out of class whenever they choose!
From the article
Students at Confederation Park Community School in Saskatoon can leave classany time to burn off some energy at the gym.
The school has a"body break" program geared at helping kids concentrate by encouraging different kinds of physical activity.
The idea is to "reset and reintegrate back into the classroom," said physical education teacher Jeff Marshall, who started the program.
About 30 students at the elementary school use body breaks regularly. Many children come at least once a day.
That was what we did at recess, when I was a kid. Basically these forward thinking Progs have given a "get out of jail free" card to these kids. I would never have been in class had my school had such a policy.
But what do I know; I don't have a Ph.D. in education...
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