How to boost student learning? More recess might help.

Written by Amanda Paulson - CSMonitor
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Article Source: CSMonitor Many schools have cut back on recess as they try to meet requirements for student learning. But in a new Gallup survey, principals cite benefits from recess. Recess isn’t just about play.More than 80 percent of elementary-school principals believe that recess has a positive impact on academic achievement, according to a new Gallup survey released Thursday. The support for recess comes even though testing pressures have led to cutbacks in the amount of playtime in US schools. Two-thirds of the principals in the Gallup survey also say that after recess, students listen better and are more focused in class. And almost all the principals agreed that recess has a positive impact on students’ social development and general well-being. Learn more...

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