https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5 MW 8:00 - Post 1 or 2 sentences INCLUDING YOUR NAME: What is your reaction to this article? Support your answer. en-us 2018-01-23 16:18:41 UTC 2025-10-01 19:32:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224220221 I feel like this is a great thing for children. The reason these children are able to focus, and they retain information better, because these recess sessions are clearing their mind to learn more. A brain break is vital to children, it helps them focus and get more out of school. ]]> 2018-01-24 14:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224220221 roseec https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224229742 4 times a day is a lot, but that is awesome! I bet the kids really look forward to those times. The results are clear, the kids are happier, healthier, and better behaved. That part about less pencil sharpening was especially interesting. think it is great but I also wonder what that time came from. ]]> 2018-01-24 14:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224229742 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224458777 I really liked the article. It is fascinating that so much extra recess time can strengthen students' mental, emotional, physical, and academic success. One example of this was when one of the teachers stated that her students aren't grinding/playing with their pencils as much. This is a result in the energy that they are expending which helps them focus more when it is time to listen.]]> 2018-01-24 21:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224458777 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224472270 I think this article not only highlights how, we as educators need to allow children to be children but the importance of breaks between desk work. If you spend half the day trying to teach extremely bored children, you're wasting time, when you could instead be giving them healthy play time in between subjects to keep them active and interested throughout the day. I would love to see this model in Elementary Schools across America because it could help increase children's academic and mental/emotional performance in school and possibly in other areas of their lives.]]> 2018-01-24 23:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224472270 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224789890 I was shocked to hear that many schools are now cutting recess time. I think that it is important for children to be able to get their energy out and be active. Nowadays, children mainly sit around at home and play video games which is why I believe recess is even more important now that it was back when I was younger. Studies have shown that people who exercise often tend to be more focused and sometimes even smarter. I'm hoping that wherever I start teaching will still allow children time to play.

]]> 2018-01-25 18:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224789890 claryjm https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224873810 This article opened my eyes to see how children need to be cared for in schools. I was shocked to hear that some schools were cutting out recess for more academic time. Children already have a short attention span, so giving them less time to be themselves is not the best idea. I am glad that Eagle Mountain Elementary is going against the grain and giving children more time and freedom to be themselves. I hope that schools realize how important free time is for students. I know I will be allowing my children that time. ]]> 2018-01-25 20:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224873810 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224875297 I enjoyed this article because it opened my eyes to a new way of helping children focus in improve in school. I was surprised to see how much growth they had experienced from using the new program. One of the teachers said that students had started to properly use their pencils instead of chewing on them or breaking them and their growth in academics had increased. I think this type of program should be used in other schools around the country as well. I will try my best to incorporate more time for them to play.]]> 2018-01-25 21:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224875297 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224910670 This article gave me proof to my belief that children need more free time during the school day. It was amazing to hear how the students did better behavior-wise. I thought it was great that the extra recess outside was beneficial to the human eye not even in their testing scores, but in how the students themselves were behaving in the classroom. I will definitely make it more of a priority to give younger students more breaks. ]]> 2018-01-26 01:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/224910670 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225178513 I love the idea of having four different recess time.  This way children have more breaks in-between classes so that they are able to have a better adjustment period from each subject.  I also think that it is a great ides so that every students has 60 minutes of play a day.  Exercise is so important for them physically, mentally, and emotionally.  ]]> 2018-01-26 18:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225178513 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225334123 This podcast was very eye opening because it shows how important giving children time to decompress and be kids is. I love the idea of giving children more time throughout the day to get up and play because it gives them a mental break. With the studies that have been conducted and the proof that has been revealed that shows recess helps kids retain information better, I am very surprised that education systems are trying to cut all recces together. I think that is a terrible idea and I hope that these school systems realize that.]]> 2018-01-28 00:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225334123 woffordab https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225404431 This podcast reminded me a lot of my PE3556 class last semester. In that class we learned about why recess is good for children and why we should argue for more play time. We also learned about energizer activities to do in class to get the kids up and moving. I really enjoyed this podcast because it reassures my belief that play time is important. ]]> 2018-01-28 17:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225404431 washcosg https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225442353 I thought this was quite interesting and really believe that it does/would work. Kids are still kids and they need to be active. They can't just sit around and soak up information all day. The more time they have to move, the more time they have to be creative, it just gives them more energy to learn what we are teaching them, too. I want to give my future students an opportunity like this as well if the opportunity presents itself.]]> 2018-01-28 22:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225442353 dotsondl https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225447247 I really liked this article. I haven't had as much time to work with elementary aged children, but I have worked in a daycare for a couple years and even in my 2 and 3 year old's I can tell how much recess helps. Four times a day might sound like a lot, but these kids have an opportunity to get rid of some of their built up energy, so they are able to concentrate. Even at my age I feel like I need a break. If I take a fifteen minute every once in a while when I'm studying I feel like it helps me learn so much more. ]]> 2018-01-28 22:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225447247 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225463843 This podcast really surprised me. I wasn't so sure about a school having four recesses but after hearing this podcast I think more schools should do this. The school showcased in this podcast has seen some amazing results. The kids aren't as fidgety, they are making more eye contact and the teachers are sharpening pencils less because kids aren't biting them or pushing down on them so hard. Recess allows the kids to just take a mental break from everything. As a little kid its hard to learn so many new things in a short time and by giving them more chances to get out their excess energy they are able to learn more effectively. Other schools believe that more instructional time is better so that they can get more learning in. More is not always better. In schools with more recess the kids are ahead of schedule. They have time to go outside multiple times and still learn so much. If the kids aren't focused or jittery they will learn nothing no matter how much time they set aside for instruction.]]> 2018-01-29 01:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225463843 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225468906 I found this podcast to be very interesting. One would think that adding more recess would take away from the amount of learning a child does, but it does the opposite. It's really cool, especially the part where the teacher, Wells, noticed that her students were less distracted and didn't chew on their pencils as much. 

]]> 2018-01-29 02:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225468906 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225472007 I was expecting there to be a lot of benefits from having recess four times a day, and I wasn’t disappointed! I know how much easier it is for me to get through a class when we’re up and moving, so I expected the same (if not more) from younger children. I definitely think more schools should give this a try to help break up classes and keep students alert. ]]> 2018-01-29 02:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225472007 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225477268 I really enjoyed this podcast. I found it to be very interesting and definitely taught me a lesson. I was surprised that the kids got so much recess time but when I heard the benefits, I found it to be great. More schools should definitely give this a try. The results are proven to be beneficial. ]]> 2018-01-29 03:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225477268 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225480970 This podcast was very interesting. I started out skeptical of having multiple recesses for small amounts of time. But the evidence the teachers gave of it being beneficial really made sense and surprised me. It was really interesting to hear that the students weren't biting, chewing or breaking off their pencils anymore because they were getting enough energy out throughout the day. I think especially for younger students this would be beneficial because it would be more like home where there is more room for play and breaks and it would ease them in more slowly so they could adjust easier in the beginning years. ]]> 2018-01-29 04:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225480970 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225484906 I loved this podcast, but I felt it left me with more questions than answers. I know how chaotic moving students to and from areas can be. Would time be allocated for moving the students? Would play in the classroom result in a similar effect? I feel I might find this system difficult to conceptualize because I study best when I focus only on that one topic with no breaks. However, I can see the benefits being a beneficial transformation. Letting children have some autonomy in their day, along with sharpening and developingsocial skills and moving is vital for children. I can see how this system would be best for young children. I think oftentimes I relate adult habits to elementary habits. I need to work on making my system developmentally appropriate. ]]> 2018-01-29 04:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225484906 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225579582 To be honest my reaction to this article is that I am not surprised. During recess children use so many more skills and they also have the freedom to use them in a way that's going to cause them to grow and develop not involving a paper and pencil. I do believe that recess is a crucial part to a child's growth and it surprises me that some schools are taking it out completely these are children they need a break and an opportunity to be creative outside the classroom.]]> 2018-01-29 12:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225579582 https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225581983 I found the article and podcast to be very informative. I am actually taking the PE class for elementary school students and we are covering basically the same information. Recess and PE time gives the students the chance to release all that energy that all children have. Having students release all there energy makes the student focus better in class. I am happy that this podcast/article was based on factual information whereas he recess and PE were actually observed and not just speculated. Having appropriate time for PE and recess is beneficial not just for the student, but also the teacher. Teachers are able to ensure the students are retaining the information and students focus on the lesson. Recess and PE are essential to a childs development.]]> 2018-01-29 12:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ferrellmw1/i8cguon0iw5/wish/225581983