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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People, get a grip.  The kids are getting recess, PE, music, art, etc.  And, while I am not teaching now, I can almost promise that every teacher is giving the kids a few active breaks during the day.

I would love to see two outside breaks every day--but, look at the weather outside today.  Do you really think your kids are being permanently harmed by having to stay inside?  Use a little common sense.[/quote]

The post wasn't specifically about today. Of course on a day like today everyone is having indoor recess. But a cold icy rain/sleet mix is not happening most days. Common sense tells me that my two elementary kids are too inactive during the day. They come home exploding with pent up energy. If we don't get them out a lot at home, which can be hard to do in the limited time in the evenings, they don't sleep well. They get home late, and it is quite challenging getting in a family dinner, homework, AND sufficient fresh air and activity not to mention fitting in anything like a class or music lesson. Kids who are in school nearly 7 hours a day should be getting outdoors more than 20 minutes during that timeframe, especially in the early grades. Our pediatrician talks about this problem frequently, and my child's kindergarten teacher also mentioned that she wishes it was part of the schedule to take the kids out twice. In addition to their need for fresh air and movement, young kids need real play time with peers. This is how they reinforce their learning (for example, my daughter frequently plays out scenarios from class with friends during recess . . . such as imagining they're explorers when they were learning in social studies about explorers). It also is how they develop decision making and problem solving skills and learn how to get along with others.

Anyway, to answer the OP's question, advocacy within Fairfax will be needed to make the VA law something that benefits FCPS schools specifically.[/quote]

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