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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - sorry to post and run.  I was specifically referring to the bill that said that schools can count recess as instructional time.  It was something a group called Virginians for Recess (or something like that) lobbied really hard for. My child is starting Kindergarten in September, so I'm not very familiar with the school system at all - but I have read that although recess time varies across school, it is still pretty limited.

Someone above mentioned that FCPS was unlikely to increase recess time without advocacy -- how does one get involved in this stuff at the district level?[/quote]

Why don't you figure out how much recess your school has and how teachers, parents, and the principal feel about it first. Go to a PTA meeting and bring up the issue and see what the feedback is. I can't tell you how annoying it is as a parent in FCPS to watch parents of rising kindergarteners who know nothing about the school system advocate for something based on heresy. We all have busy lives and it's unproductive to spend time educating people that want to make a point before knowing enough information on a subject. If this is an issue, parents of actual students with experience will be bringing up issues. Many people around here have 2-5 kids and will have a child that is both a rising kindergarten and one who has already gone through FCPS to some degree.[/quote]

I don't find it annoying all. Many parents are so busy they really don't advocate even if they believe in an issue. And it's pretty common knowledge that recess is limited in Ffx schools. I appreciate that parents want to work toward change now so their kids can actually benefit from the change. Kindergarten kids are arguably the most in need of increases in recess...[/quote]

Are you kidding? There are around 187,000 students in FCPS. It's the 10th largest school system in the country. We're not in some rural area. If there is an issue, there will be parents that show up to advocate. We don't need preschool parents to show up and advocate for things within FCPS who haven't even bothered to get any actual data. And parents who are happy with the current system shouldn't have to take off time from their own days to refute baseless claims. [/quote]

How do you suggest parents get data without asking questions?  I am asking questions here so that I can become a more informed parent once my child starts elementary school.  I don't understand why you're being such a jerk.[/quote]

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