have the schools in your area totally eliminated recess?

[pstokely]

they got rid of it over 7 years ago in Atlanta, new schools were even been without playgrounds

[demnan]

1. That's horrible

I think the kids need a break. They need to get outside and run off a little energy during the day. And not to play organizated team sports necessarily if they don't want to but to climb the monkey bars and play in the sand and on the swings if they want.

[mrboba1]

2. no way!

Not only do they have recess, they go out and run on a track every morning!

[LWolf]

3. No, but they've minimalized it.

We get a 15 minute "recess," each day, plus the kids get a 35 minute lunch; whatever time is left over when they are done eating is "recess." I've found that, to make sure every body gets to use the restroom, run, play, shout, relax, and talk until they're ready to refocus in the classroom takes about 20 - 30 minutes. They barely get started with the 15 minutes before we're done.

[searchingforlight]

4. Not only that but no lunchtime to speak of.

They get 18 minutes here in which to eat lunch. 18 minutes!!! How can you do that?

[no_hypocrisy]

5. 18 minutes?! It takes that long to get to the cashier for hot lunch!!!

[Nikia]

7. Our high school lunches were 23 minutes

About half that time was spent waiting in the lunch line.

[Nikia]

6. Hyperactivity, childhood obesity on the rise, no wonder

Don't schools even think about these things.
School age children are naturually very active. Many have trouble sitting still and concentrating for any length of time. Most have trouble sitting still and concentrating all day. Solution: Send them out to play a few times a day.
Childhood obesity is on the rise. This sort of thing used to be rare in the past. The reason was not just diet, but because children used to go out and play. Many parents are busy and worry about their children's safety if they are playing outside without adult supervision. Solution: Send the children out to play a few times a day when they can be supervised by teachers and other adults at school.
Doesn't this seem a bit obvious?

[ulysses]

8. found that out this summer.

I'm still floored.

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. I never had recess.

Us Catholic school kids were supposed to tough out the day.