tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post9064158682628028049..comments2024-03-28T12:48:28.954-05:00Comments on Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas: School Recess Gets Gentler, and the Adults Are DismayedAngela Valenzuelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377527828841110131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post-58246508723559679122007-12-21T06:32:00.000-06:002007-12-21T06:32:00.000-06:00From the educators perspective....Few adults outsi...From the educators perspective....Few adults outside of education realize that many schools send a couple hundred children out to recess at one time. Gone are the days of double digit numbers. <BR/><BR/>From kids point of view........... They just want recess to be fun. Peaceful Playgrounds is a "fun" recess program where schools paint 100 games and activities on the blacktop. It's economical, practical and most schools have plenty of blacktop to turn into an inexpensive playground with a variety of games. <BR/><BR/>The problem is not that kids are bad. The problem with recess today is that many schools send too many kids to the playground at once with little equipment and nothing to do.<BR/><BR/>Peaceful Playgrounds is an recess/playgrounds program that research has shown reduces bullying, injuries, conflicts and results in more active children. Eight thousand Peaceful Playgrounds schools across the nation are not eliminating recess they're expanding it!Peaceful Playgroundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706815413601354777noreply@blogger.com