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"In the spring of 2023, only 56 out of every 100 fourth-

Graders were doing math at the level they should be. In 2019, before the pandemic, it was 69 out

of 100. That's just one example from the report. "

Our proficiency dropped, so we need to pick it up. One way to pick it up is to have more learning time. One way to do this is to remove recess and use that time to learn.

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Their report said that in 2023-24, the

difference between test scores before and after Covid got bigger by 36 percent in reading and

18 percent in math.

Kids are behind in reading and math.

They are not catching up.

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The problems are worse for kids from low-income families, kids with disabilities, and kids who are learning English.These kids already had

problems in school before the pandemic, and now it's even worse.

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I think that it is kind of our parents fault because they werent checking on us when they knew that we werent doing good in school. I think that it want really the pandemic that changed our scores but us because we spent too much time on social media and some of us lied too our parents. I think that we are the ones to blame and our parents our parents didnt check up on us and we didnt put in the effort that we should have put in school which means that schools have reasons to take recess from students.

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In Massachusetts, some schools added about two hours to their school day. After only one year, these

schools improved a lot. They did better than other schools in the state. The number of kids who did

well on the state test went up by:

44 percent in math

19 percent in science

39 percent in English.

This means that by adding more time in the school day can benifit the students because their scores have improved in only one year.

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" Physical activity helps children

maintain a healthy weight and combat the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a common condition

prevalent in North American children."

(citation needed)

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" Acquired through unstructured play helps children

become better students academically."

"Some countries where the recess period is longer tend to have higher

academic performances compared to countries where recess breaks are shorter."

(citation needed)

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" Dr. Pellis’s studies on play-

deprived rats and play-experienced rats proved that the latter were able to react better to any

circumstances in a more flexible and swift manner because their brains seemed to have

more plasticity and were better able to rewire when encountered with new experiences." (citation needed)

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Some kids played alone with

toys, some played with other kids, some listened to a teacher tell a story alone, and some listened to a teacher tell a story with other kids. The kids who had

been worried and had played were much less worried than the kids who had been worried and had listened to the story.

This shows that when kids are allowed to socialize with other kids or at least play, they can release stress.

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Kids learn by playing with other kids and figuring out what's okay and what's not okay. They don't give up as

easily when things get hard. This helps them learn to keep trying. When kids are pretending to be something, they can't just do it but have to explain it the their friends, which helps them get along.

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Play fighting can also help kids solve problems. Elementary

school boys played rough; the better they were at solving social problems. The kids who played and fought regularly came up with more solutions.

This shows that kids who play fight more are the kids who can come up with more solutions, so that when they are older, they won't have much trouble solving problems.

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In 1973, scientists divided 90 preschool kids into three groups. One

group played freely with objects like paper towels, a screwdriver, a wooden board, and paper clips. The last group sat at a table

and drew whatever they wanted without seeing the objects. Studies showed that the kids who played with the object came up with way more ideas than the kids who drew.

This shows that when kids are allowed free time, they can come up with ideas.

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Like physical education, [recess] will need to be planned and directed to ensure that all children are participating in moderately vigorous physical activity. (chriskirsch.meduim.com, 2018) This means that structured recess is good for kids because the kids will be supervised and will be physicaly active during recess.

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It’s really about the school environment and how you create a healthy school

environment for the children...if children are healthy and happy, they learn better.

(chriskirsch.medium.com)

This means that when you have a healthy school most of the kids learn to be around each other which leads to less bullying, they are also able to feel safe during recess.

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Of course, there is always support for the other side, that recess should not be structured.

There’s evidence supporting this theory, suggesting that unstructured recess is good for

children. According to KevinMD, “free play promotes intellectual and cognitive growth,

emotional intelligence, and benefits social interactions.”

This means that when kids are allowed free play kids are able to work together to solve problems and kids that are shy are able to socialise and participate.

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When you play with rules, adults help

Organize the games and tell you what to do. This helps you learn how to work with others, solve problems, and think carefully.

This means that when you are with other kids they learn how to get along, solve problems, and think they do this because in groups kids are more capable of thinking, Instead of knowing what they are doing already.

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According to KevinMD, “free play promotes intellectual and cognitive growth,

emotional intelligence, and benefits social interactions.

This means that when kids have structured recess they are able to control their emotions more, and socialisewith other kids.