by Bridgett Kelly

Created on: April 07, 2009   Last Updated: April 08, 2009

To eliminate recess and breaks from school? Yes, that will make the children want to go! It is an awful thing to try to do to our kids. considering that they hate going to begin with. Taking it away will result in children not wanting to go school more and possibly cause declines in their class work. Recess is a time for children to take a break from the long winded teachers,stuffy classrooms,lectures on things not of interest.

It seems that after a child hits kindergarten it is all over. Children need to be able to go out and stretch their legs and more importantly their minds. School is great no doubt about it,but I believe there is such a thing as too much school. Kids need the break and I remember the whole real world speech from all of my teachers. It is nothing like they said it would be. Each person including children make the real world what they want it to be.

After a long day at school kids have to go home and do more school work. It never ends.There is no room for play and childhood here. Taking away recess is not a good idea. There will be more sleepy children,more declines in both grades and behavior. Teachers should think about how it will be if recess is taken away. Kids will not stand for it and it will not take long before the principles office is so packed there are kids lined up the halls.

Recess is a vital part of the children's day. It gives them a change to stretch and take their minds off of school stuff for a bit. It gives them the opportunity to mingle with others students and make friends. Recess is a time for teachers as well. Teachers also need a break. Teaching kids can be a challenge and a break to focus and get some peace can be helpful to teachers as well. Take away recess and you can kiss it goodbye. No recess means classrooms running all day long most schools are open eight hours a day. Imagine that. I think that schools should have more than one break. A child can shove only so much into their brains before they explode with frustration. They need recess. Give it to them.

When a child is rested he or she may be better focused,better behaved, more willing to learn and less time wiggling in the desk wishing for a break to relieve the frustration of being tucked into a classroom all day with no break.

The impact can be quite remarkable. Children may have declines in behavior, grades, participation and the list goes on. Recess should not be taken away they should have more short breaks in between recess.

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