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Recess Should Be Sooo Much Longer! By Joseph

1/3/2012

48 Comments

 
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Did you see that kid bully another student? Kids don't have any social skills these days. This could be different if kids had more time to practice being social. In fact, kids need enough time to learn to get along. Let me give you ideas about why longer recess will make education better. It will convince you that longer recess will help, not hurt, kids' learning at school.


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One reason why recess should be longer is that kids need to be more physical to have healthier bodies. With more recess, kids might get a lot more flexible! Kids will get really good at sports too, which is a very important skill. Tag, soccer, football, climbing - now that's physical!

Kids also really need to play! An important part of childhood is having fun, and kids can't really play longer more interesting games with just 15 minutes of recess. Longer recess will help kids be more creative when they come up with games and activities to fill the time. Kids would even learn to get along more with a longer recess. They would have time to talk and solve problems. Kids who get bored or have a tough time in class will feel good about school when they have recess.

Lastly, with more recess kids will do better with their school work. That sounds like the opposite, but it's true. With more recess, kids would let all their energy out in recess time. Kids will be really quiet and focused in class all because of recess. Kids will not run in the classroom or ever fool around again.

This is why I feel that kids should have more recess. It's your choice, do you want kids to do better in school, be healthier, and be nicer? It's really your choice ...

48 Comments
Gina Valeri
1/5/2012 11:30:17 pm

I agree that recess should definitely be longer. How about we add 45 minutes to the school day so that everyone can have a full hour of recess and be picked up around 3:30 pm? What do you think?

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1/11/2017 09:06:30 am

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2/9/2018 07:34:53 am

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sash tea
5/27/2020 06:04:14 pm

yoo yes sirr we should do that

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cole
4/24/2012 01:04:26 am

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cole
3/2/2017 07:49:35 am

my name is cole to

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Vgh,
5/26/2017 09:33:13 am

Cole is..........

stew pidashol
4/24/2012 01:05:34 am

i so think we should just have noooo school

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12/7/2017 08:51:52 am

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2/16/2018 08:19:20 am

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cole
4/24/2012 01:06:31 am

shut up stew

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J aceijocfj
5/26/2017 09:32:34 am

Why shut up?

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jacob l
4/25/2012 12:29:14 am

you shup up cole school sucks lets burn the school down

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jeramiah link
2/6/2017 11:32:27 am

i like fishing


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Jack
5/27/2020 04:38:49 pm

that's bit harsh don't you think?

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Emily
5/24/2012 01:54:36 am

Recess should be longer. Don't burn down schools it's bad! ^^^

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,NBV N link
4/3/2018 09:49:11 am

NOOBS

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m1924
4/23/2015 04:33:39 am

shut up Jacob

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Zeke
5/12/2015 02:37:10 am

Cool

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jacob
2/26/2016 10:45:47 am

u shut up

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weston link
11/3/2016 08:31:42 am

more reccess!!!

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NOOBS link
4/3/2018 09:50:40 am

HBBJB

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Ms Banana link
5/27/2020 04:53:59 pm

I agree

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jeff
12/15/2016 07:35:49 am

STOOOOPPPPP

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ddd link
1/11/2017 09:07:03 am

yah

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riley
1/19/2017 11:41:04 am

stop

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3/2/2017 07:49:05 am

bro

bob link
3/2/2017 07:47:49 am

f u all

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44 link
2/9/2018 07:33:40 am

shut up and stop being to each other shut up!!!!!

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poop link
3/28/2018 09:09:04 am

no stop it!!!

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poop link
3/28/2018 09:22:06 am

to bob STOP!!!!

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3/13/2017 12:18:39 pm

ya

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5/26/2017 09:31:44 am

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4566 link
2/9/2018 07:31:33 am

stop being rude now all of u shut up

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hi link
3/12/2018 05:00:56 pm

hi

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4/3/2018 10:04:05 am

SEE YOU SOON (FIRE)

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NB link
4/3/2018 09:50:53 am

NOOBS

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dennis link
5/3/2018 07:59:18 am

Fortnite is the best

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Jack
5/27/2020 04:41:37 pm

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2/11/2021 01:09:38 pm

yeah, right period.

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5/7/2018 12:20:44 pm

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2/27/2019 06:25:06 am

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2/11/2021 01:06:32 pm

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