![]() ![]() College of Education professor Olga Jarrett states that educators use this punishment because they simply don’t know what else to do. Well, for one, today’s teachers say they have little choice when it comes to classroom discipline. So why are schools bent on taking this vital daily practice away? Study after study confirms that children need this daily break from academics, and that it plays a crucial and necessary role in a child’s creative, social, and emotional development. We’re all aware of the many and far-reaching benefits of daily recess, and outdoor free play in general. It’s an extremely common practice - one that, according to a study, is being used by over 81% of schools, and one that school principals report is used as a punishment about 77% of the time.Īlthough it’s a practice that teachers claim is highly effective, it may also have some serious consequences of its own. ![]() Today’s students are held out from (or being made to sit during) recess as a consequence for everything from late homework assignments and unsigned parent forms to general classroom disruptions. ![]() And what it is? Being kept out from participating in daily recess. I’m not privy to what they deal with day in and day out, and what classroom management techniques and strategies they need to employ, so like most parents I put my complete trust in them (and the school’s administration) to carry out what they see as necessary and fitting forms of discipline.īut in recent years, one of those forms of discipline has not only one come under great scrutiny, it also happens to be one of the most widely used forms of discipline for a whole variety of infractions. It’s such a common practice at my children’s school that I never thought twice about it, as I’ve always been on the teacher’s side when it came to all things classroom discipline. ![]()
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