12.05.06
No time for recess
Steve Rushin’s column in Sports Illustrated on the disappearance of recess at American schools makes the case that school officials have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Yes bullying and injuries are a problem but so is obesity. Recess is part of the socialization process, learning how to deal with inevitable conflict. Those are lessons that administrators are inclined to let go by the wayside because they are so stressed out over standardized tests.
