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\"\"<\/a>Remember Recess? For those of us “of a certain age”, recess at school was a normal part of the day. This practice, however, has been phased out slowly and steadily over the years.<\/p>\n

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Now, new research suggests that play (and “down time”) may be as important to a child\u2019s academic experience as reading, science and math, and that regular recess, fitness or nature time can influence behavior, concentration and even grades. Read the entire NYTimes article here.<\/a> <\/div>\n
A study<\/a> published this month in the journal Pediatrics studied the links between recess and classroom behavior among about 11,000 children age 8 and 9. Those who had more than 15 minutes of recess a day showed better behavior in class than those who had little or none. <\/div>\n

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The lead researcher, Dr. Romina M. Barros, a pediatrician and an assistant clinical professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said the findings were important because many schools did not view recess as essential to education.<\/div>\n

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\u201cSometimes you need data published for people at the educational level to start believing it has an impact,\u201d she said. \u201cWe should understand that kids need that break because the brain needs that break.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Last month, Harvard researchers reported in The Journal of School Health that the more physical fitness tests children passed, the better they did on academic tests. The study, of 1,800 middle school students, suggests that children can benefit academically from physical activity during gym class and recess.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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