Recess: Daily Personal Loans For Your Brain

Recess: like personal loans for a child’s future

Parents may take out personal loans from time to time to help purchase materials to help their children excel in the “Three Rs,” but they (and school administrators) tend to forget the fouth “R”: recess.

The New York Times’ Tara Parker-Pope reports that new research shows that playtime may be as important as reading, science and math to a child’s development. Regular recess tends to lead to better fitness and concentration, which it turn would tend of help children achieve better grades.

The journal Pediatrics studied about 11,000 children, aged age 8 and 9. Those with more than 15 minutes of recess each day showed better behavior and an increased ability to concentrate in class. It’s as if brief rests from focusing are necessary to recharge the brain.

Bingo!

Lead researcher Dr. Romina M. Barros said the findings were important because “many schools do not view recess as essential to education.” Thus, many have cut back or eliminated the outdoor break time children receive.

One thing Dr. Barros found to be illogical is teachers taking away recess as a form of punishment. “Recess should be part of the curriculum,” she said. “You don’t punish a kid by having them miss math class, so kids shouldn’t be punished by not getting recess.” Without math, things like the interest rate on personal cash loans are impossible to figure out. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Recess: Daily Personal Loans For Your Brain"