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No, middle school should NOT have traditional recess time
London, Rebecca A. “It Is Not Called Recess Anymore: Breaktime in Middle School.” PubMed, 13 March 2022, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35285024/. Accessed 5 December 2024.
Mader, Jackie. “Recess problems can be stressful for kids. Here's how schools can help.” The Hechinger Report, 8 February 2023, https://hechingerreport.org/when-recess-is-the-hardest-part-of-the-day/. Accessed 5 December 2024.
Samuels, Christina A. “Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too.” The Hechinger Report, 17 November 2022, https://hechingerreport.org/play-is-crucial-for-middle-schoolers-too/. Accessed 5 December 2024.
Need more time for academic rigor - our schools and students are falling behind when compared to other nations
DeSilver, Drew. “U.S. academic achievement lags that of many other countries.” Pew Research Center, 15 February 2017, https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/. Accessed 5 December 2024.
Not recess, but brain breaks integrated into class?
https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?q=https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/pdf/Data_Brief_for_Classroom_PA_508.pdf&start=0&rows=10&url=https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/pdf/Data_Brief_for_Classroom_PA_508.pdf
Why We Need to Rethink Recess -
Anderson, Jill. “Why We Need to Rethink Recess.” Harvard Graduate School of Education, 17 October 2019, https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast/19/10/why-we-need-rethink-recess. Accessed 5 December 2024.
Bullying in Unstructured Times
"Bullying at School." Gale Middle School Online Collection, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/RMACWY874487070/MSIC?u=mech31013&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=030f4f9e. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
