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Today Parenting
Stressed schools cutting recess, but at what harm to a child's growth?
August 14, 2011
By Stephanie Pappas When Deborah Gilboa's second-oldest son Nadav started coming home from first grade with discipline warnings from his teacher, Gilboa and her husband were perplexed. Nadav, who had…
June 22, 2011
Jill Vialet
The Washington Post - The Answer Sheet
Valerie Strauss
June 8, 2011
Play matters but too many schools don’t give kids a chance to enjoy themselves. Here’s a story about a school that had no recess for kids, until a teacher showed…
April 28, 2011
Stories and quotes from a week of recess play
Deseret News
Sara Lenz
April 17, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY — The stars, bullies, sidekicks and loners joined other playground personalities in coming together during recess at Lincoln Elementary School.They played a new version of kickball —…
The Salt Lake Tribune
By: Lisa Schencker
April 14, 2011
Before this week, recess at Salt Lake City’s Lincoln Elementary — like recess at many schools — included arguments, tattling and hurt feelings. This week, it’s literally a different ballgame,…
April 8, 2011
A week of recess changes schools, minds.
New York Times
By David Bornstein
Ask a young child, “How was school today?” and you’re likely to hear about recess. My son is 7 years old, and like many children his age, recess is the…
April 6, 2011
Rob DeMartini models playfulness on and off the job
