reading journal practice

Forget Goofing Around
       The New York Times article if focussed on the argument of recess's place in school in the twenty first century. Some like the administration at the Broadway Elementary School believe that recess should be strutured to teach youngsters the advantages of exercise and discipline and most importantly to keep children safe and out of trouble. Researchers like Dr. Romina Barros believes that a structured recess is not conducive to learning because recess is suppposed to be a break from school, not the typical schoolrules during recess. I personally agree with Dr. Barros, recess is supposed to be a time for a creativity, exercise, and freedom; not a time for more of the same schoolwork.