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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I don't think this is a low or high SES issue.  My kid is a Janney and the K teacher  has her hands full with active kids that are learning the rules (raising hands, not shouting, etc etc).

I think part of the problem is that there's so much instruction time where kids are supposed to sit there quietly while the teacher talks.  yes, that's something they need to learn.  But the teachers would have to discipline less if they weren't creating environments were kids had to be quiet.[/quote]

+100.  Friends with kids in private school talk about more recess time, art and PE, drama lessons and more active learning all around than my kid gets in a strong WotP DCPS program.  In MHO, DCPS has become so obsessed with meeting Common Core assessment benchmarks that teachers come under heavy pressure to tend to lose the forest for the trees in K, and in general. [/quote]

PP here.  And of course, overcrowded is a major limitation on recess time too.  Our K teacher I think would love to give more outdoor time but the slots are so limited due to sharing the space.  And god forbid there's bad weather.  Ugh.  [/quote]

If your child needs more recess, take them before school or after school.  It is not the schools job to worry about recess.  It is their job to teach.  Your child getting enough exercise is your responsibility.[/quote]

Reams of research that suggest that adequate exercise is complementary and even necessary for learning.  Finnish kids go outside every 1- 1 1/2 hours in order to learn to mop the floor with us on international exams.  When I was a kid, we had 4 recesses a day, and yet I somehow learned enough to eventually go to an Ivy League school.  [/quote]

I cannot imagine anyone having 4 recesses.  Maybe you should use your ivy league education to homeschool.  Then your kids can have as many as they need.  I'm not worried about what Finnish kids do.  I'm worried about what my child does.[/quote]

How about you send your child to Basis and those of us who believe in the value of play will stay where we are. [/quote]

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