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Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by smyleegrl
My student's will have gym at 8:00 in the morning....first thing. So no break for the rest of the day.
On days when it rains and we can't go outside, I lose them in the afternoon. They can't focus, they're extremely fidgety, and comprehension decreases.
Taking away recess will compound this problem.
Boys will perhaps be particularly hard hit, as some of them tend to find it harder to sit quietly anyway.
Why has the principal brought in this change? Is there a lack of teachers to supervise breaks? Does it save money in some way?
Why has he brought in this change?
Originally posted by Sounds_of_Silence
reply to post by smyleegrl
10 minutes silence to eat...because kids can't think for themselves said no one ever...
Originally posted by seeker1963
reply to post by smyleegrl
Ahhh, ok. Being the ole fart I am it reminded me of my days in basic training, when if you were caught talking instead of eating, it meant you were done eating....... I would think that the approach of ten minutes of silence, so that the child can eat, is teaching them obedience and control! After all, shouldn't they be able to learn on their own, that if I talk instead of eat, they will spend the day hungry? Hmmmm, I don't know, maybe our children really are stupid , and they need to be told that if they talk, they won't have time to eat? Is that really teaching them?
No wonder critical thinking skills are becoming extinct.......
edit on 8-1-2013 by seeker1963 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by moonzoo7
reply to post by smyleegrl
You go, Grrl! I'm with you 100% !
Keep recess, and send the principle's arse back to middle school woodshop where he belongs!
If they do fire you, it would be interesting if somehow the name of the school became known on ATS, or the story itself hit the interwebs.....the possibilities for interesting public outcries are countless....
Originally posted by dave_welch
What is this about "during the week we have PE"? When I was in elementary school throughout the 90's, PE was a daily class, what happened to that?