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How recess helps students learn
Written by William Massey, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University As parents and schools seek to support students’ social and emotional needs[1] – and teach them what they need to learn – some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students’ social and emotional needs – and teach them what they need to learn – some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
Many school playgrounds were closed during the pandemic. This one in Brentwood, Calif., reopened in May 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Stress and the brain The brain function of a person in a calm state is largely governed by the prefrontal cortex, which handles what are often called " executive functions" and the ability to regulate behavior and emotions.
How recess helps students learn
Many school playgrounds were closed during the pandemic. This one in Brentwood, Calif., reopened in May 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Stress and the brain The brain function of a person in a calm state is largely governed by the prefrontal cortex, which handles what are often called " executive functions" and the ability to regulate behavior and emotions.
How recess helps students learn
Many school playgrounds were closed during the pandemic. This one in Brentwood, Calif., reopened in May 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Stress and the brain The brain function of a person in a calm state is largely governed by the prefrontal cortex, which handles what are often called " executive functions" and the ability to regulate behavior and emotions.
How recess helps students learn
Many school playgrounds were closed during the pandemic. This one in Brentwood, Calif., reopened in May 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Stress and the brain The brain function of a person in a calm state is largely governed by the prefrontal cortex, which handles what are often called " executive functions" and the ability to regulate behavior and emotions.
How recess helps students learn
The brain function of a person under high levels of distress shifts to less advanced areas of the brain that handle more reactive behaviors. This disrupts those executive functions and can make the person withdrawn, distractible or hyperactive. All of those can interfere with the person's ability to learn. This stress-related shift in brain function can also affect students' motivation.
How recess helps students learn
Many school playgrounds were closed during the pandemic. This one in Brentwood, Calif., reopened in May 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Stress and the brain The brain function of a person in a calm state is largely governed by the prefrontal cortex, which handles what are often called " executive functions" and the ability to regulate behavior and emotions.
How recess helps students learn
Giving kids time outside for physical and social activity helps them get ready to learn. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs - and teach them what they need to learn - some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
How recess helps students learn
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COMMENTARY: When children return to school, don’t skip recess
Photo: Ashley Hopkinson/EdSource Photo: Ashley Hopkinson/EdSource Rebecca A. London and William Massey July 16, 2020 School leaders have the unenviable task of figuring out how to get students back on campus in ways that follow public health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. A growing number of schools are planning to open with children learning from home this fall. Others will presumably adopt a some combination of in-person and distance learning.
5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person
Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic upended everything, they will most likely spend less time on school grounds. And as educational leaders decide how to schedule elementary school students’ days, they see catching students up on math, English and other academic subjects as a top priority. In our view, helping students heal from the stress and trauma of what they have been through this spring is also essential.
5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic upended everything, they will most likely spend less time on school grounds. And as educational leaders decide how to schedule elementary school students' days, they see catching students up on math, English and other academic subjects as a top priority. In our view, helping students heal from the stress and trauma of what they have been through this spring is also essential.
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