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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is a useless comment but:  my GOD how did we get to this ridiculous place in society???  When I went to school we had a 20 minute recess at 10; an hour for lunch (most of which was recess) and another recess in the afternoon.  [/quote]

It's part of the general harmful culture of "reform." Our schools are bad bad bad, therefore students should only focus on (a very narrow and poorly-taught version of) academics, so they can be college ready and super competitive for a future where half of recent college graduates are under-or unemployed.

This is one of many reasons why folks homeschool or look to private schools, although the private schools aren't necessarily better in many of these regards. Rest assured that there are still educational systems and countries that value recess and outdoor time. These days, the US just isn't one of them.[/quote]

I just checked online.  My old elementary school in California still has a 15 minute recess at 10:30 and a 45 minute lunch for grades 1-3.  School goes from 8:30 - 2:50, which means they get out 25 minutes earlier than most DCPSs.  Kindergarten is still just a half day, although it looks like they're about to increase that.  [/quote]

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