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Thu Apr-07-05 11:44 PM
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| 83. We only have one recess per day |
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I can't remember any school where have I worked that had more than one recess daily. We had three when I was in elem school but that was 40 years ago.
Honestly, I would be in trouble if I tried to give my kids more than one recess a day.
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| -Kindergarten cramming: Schools pushing kids beyond naps, crackers |
Rose Siding |
Apr-07-05 10:10 AM |
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The RW's premier goal: "The joy is gone from their classrooms..." |
ret5hd |
Apr-07-05 10:13 AM |
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Third grade teacher here- |
Callous Taoboys |
Apr-07-05 11:13 AM |
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Kids have to be allowed to be kids |
LuckyTheDog |
Apr-09-05 09:04 PM |
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Yup, standardized testing has serious f'd up the education system |
WindRavenX |
Apr-07-05 10:14 AM |
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"Kids aren't allowed to be kids anymore." |
jedicord |
Apr-07-05 10:30 AM |
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I see this all the time... |
WindRavenX |
Apr-07-05 10:34 AM |
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I'm right where you are with this. |
jedicord |
Apr-07-05 10:47 AM |
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Fantastic! |
Beausoir |
Apr-07-05 10:56 AM |
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I allow kids to be themselves: |
Callous Taoboys |
Apr-07-05 11:26 AM |
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I have, but only as an individual. |
jedicord |
Apr-07-05 11:26 AM |
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THAT is totally inappropriate. |
Callous Taoboys |
Apr-07-05 12:00 PM |
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the principal is probably supporting it.... n/t |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:12 PM |
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I had a pediatrician try to medicate |
xxqqqzme |
Apr-07-05 01:16 PM |
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There are studies that prove your point |
flygal |
Apr-07-05 01:01 PM |
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that was a GREAT thing to say to you! If we can get beyond the |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:01 PM |
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Former child care professional checks in |
JulieRB |
Apr-08-05 10:08 PM |
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Sad |
insane_cratic_gal |
Apr-07-05 10:39 AM |
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yep... but it's not going anywhere soon.... |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:17 PM |
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The sad thing is.. |
n2doc |
Apr-07-05 10:40 AM |
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I see unhappy and tired kindergarteners when I pick up my |
OurVotesCount-Ohio |
Apr-07-05 10:58 AM |
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Graham crackers and naps? |
E-Z-B |
Apr-07-05 11:16 AM |
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It began changing in the 70's. It's become educational malpractice. |
MissMarple |
Apr-07-05 02:44 PM |
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I went in '74 I think |
RaRa |
Apr-07-05 09:30 PM |
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I was so lucky. |
Oregonian |
Apr-07-05 11:53 AM |
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Me, too. |
southlandshari |
Apr-07-05 09:22 PM |
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That's been the case for a while here in California |
Xithras |
Apr-07-05 12:06 PM |
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that's the way it was for me as a child in England |
Skittles |
Apr-07-05 12:13 PM |
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Children need time to be children! |
Daphne08 |
Apr-07-05 12:09 PM |
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I opted out of this nightmare... |
Zgrrl |
Apr-07-05 12:33 PM |
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I've given violin lessons to several Waldorf students... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Apr-07-05 02:19 PM |
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BINGO! Children (and adults) learn when they are vested in the subject |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:26 PM |
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If I had children, I would send them to a Waldorf School |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-07-05 09:53 PM |
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I like the fact that Waldorf recognizes that Reading development can |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:24 PM |
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Full day kindergarten is becoming |
LibDemAlways |
Apr-07-05 12:57 PM |
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My 1st grader couldn't handle full-day K |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Apr-07-05 02:38 PM |
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Full day kindergarten can be a good thing. If done responsibly. |
MissMarple |
Apr-07-05 03:01 PM |
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I've chosen to put my son in a full day Kindergarten next year, but |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:39 PM |
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So much depends on the individual child |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Apr-07-05 10:59 PM |
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I have no problems with full day Kindergarten, IF it's really Kindergarten |
politicat |
Apr-07-05 04:06 PM |
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Yes, something is wrong when a third of the student population isn't |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:46 PM |
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I'm in California and whoever determines curriculum |
LibDemAlways |
Apr-07-05 10:48 PM |
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anyone teaching young children |
xxqqqzme |
Apr-07-05 01:07 PM |
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Yet Schools are being Built WITHOUT playgrounds because administrators |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 09:50 PM |
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More and more kindergarten kids are being held back a year. |
Karmadillo |
Apr-07-05 01:30 PM |
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I had to hold my youngest son back a year |
nonconformist |
Apr-07-05 02:27 PM |
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Some schools tell parents to enter their kids a year later. |
MissMarple |
Apr-07-05 03:18 PM |
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Agreed. In my experience, most teachers do not like this stuff |
nonconformist |
Apr-07-05 03:38 PM |
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We did virtually NO homework in grade school (1960s) and we turned |
kath |
Apr-07-05 07:32 PM |
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I started grade school in 1978 |
nonconformist |
Apr-07-05 07:43 PM |
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and you wonder why we choose to homeschool!!!!!!!! |
genevat |
Apr-07-05 03:59 PM |
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Amen |
MountainLaurel |
Apr-09-05 10:29 PM |
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From a retired kindergarten teacher's point of view |
cmd |
Apr-07-05 06:22 PM |
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I guess I want to kill public education then |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 06:55 PM |
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And that's why I recommend red-shirting children |
cmd |
Apr-07-05 07:18 PM |
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It's no less developmentally inappropriate for six year olds |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 07:28 PM |
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I'm glad you are able to do that |
cmd |
Apr-07-05 07:37 PM |
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The school is the problem |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 07:46 PM |
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Baby meet bath water |
cmd |
Apr-07-05 08:50 PM |
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Yep, I'm singlehandedly destryoing the system |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 09:02 PM |
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Yikes, but then kids are in school until they're 19 (or nearly so). Who |
kath |
Apr-07-05 07:28 PM |
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no kidding |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 07:37 PM |
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Lucky him, he will be the first to drive in his class |
cmd |
Apr-07-05 07:41 PM |
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BS - if they treated kdgn'ers like kdgn'ers, and didn't try to make them |
kath |
Apr-07-05 07:55 PM |
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He could have had 0 years of feeling like a failure |
LeftyMom |
Apr-07-05 07:58 PM |
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You nailed it! |
Dulcinea |
Apr-07-05 07:33 PM |
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I fully feel that parents need to choose the educational path for their |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 10:38 PM |
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I teach 1st grade in the miracle state of Texas |
Pikku |
Apr-07-05 11:04 PM |
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Wonderful post! |
phylny |
Apr-09-05 05:24 AM |
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This is why we started homeschooling 8 1/2 years ago - the kdgn |
kath |
Apr-07-05 07:24 PM |
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Well, if kids love to learn, & think for themselves..... |
Dulcinea |
Apr-07-05 07:40 PM |
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one of the things I hated about teaching is that while I was encouraging |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 10:46 PM |
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School really WAS better in the good old days |
Nevernose |
Apr-07-05 07:37 PM |
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I blame the problem on competitiveness |
SujiwanKenobee |
Apr-07-05 08:03 PM |
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Capitalism hates lazy children! |
Rex |
Apr-07-05 09:03 PM |
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So where do you all live then? |
RaRa |
Apr-07-05 09:04 PM |
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I'm in Ohio. For a List of alternative and democratic schools see |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 11:05 PM |
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Ahh, my favorite vent lol! |
BamaGirl |
Apr-07-05 09:07 PM |
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People are getting what they asked/voted for.... |
bleedingheart |
Apr-07-05 09:09 PM |
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I went to kindergarten when I was 4... |
fluffyslayer |
Apr-07-05 09:52 PM |
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and people bitch about home schooling on here |
GreenArrow |
Apr-07-05 09:53 PM |
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Districts are also building schools without playgrounds, as "play" gets |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 11:14 PM |
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Believe it or not |
proud2Blib |
Apr-07-05 11:22 PM |
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monkey bars, big slides, etc disappeared a while back -- but Susan has |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 11:30 PM |
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There are 50 elem schools in my district |
proud2Blib |
Apr-07-05 11:32 PM |
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some of the schools mentioned in this essay do NOT have recess -- in |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 11:38 PM |
#82 |
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We only have one recess per day |
proud2Blib |
Apr-07-05 11:44 PM |
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Same here |
southlandshari |
Apr-07-05 11:48 PM |
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Glad you brought up PE class |
proud2Blib |
Apr-07-05 11:55 PM |
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Great visual! |
southlandshari |
Apr-08-05 12:07 AM |
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Today's PE classes are much better |
proud2Blib |
Apr-08-05 12:12 AM |
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This started a long time ago |
proud2Blib |
Apr-07-05 11:20 PM |
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I think we all need to find ways to be active in denouncing what is |
KaliTracy |
Apr-07-05 11:47 PM |
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Well there aren't enough parents involved |
proud2Blib |
Apr-08-05 12:01 AM |
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but how many schools embrace parents? I mean truly want their |
KaliTracy |
Apr-09-05 01:03 PM |
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I have taught in 8 or 9 different schools, |
proud2Blib |
Apr-09-05 08:39 PM |
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thanks. in the many schools I subbed at the first year out with my |
KaliTracy |
Apr-09-05 11:21 PM |
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I have a 4-year old in preschool... |
TwoSparkles |
Apr-07-05 11:22 PM |
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In Germany, kindergarten is devoted to socializing |
lebkuchen |
Apr-08-05 12:01 AM |
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I'm sure that Robert Fulghum who wrote "Everything I knew I learned in |
Valerie5555 |
Apr-08-05 08:46 PM |
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This is so true! |
Blue_in_VA |
Apr-08-05 09:40 PM |
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thanks for sharing this -- telling time is also developmental and most |
KaliTracy |
Apr-09-05 02:27 AM |
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I don't think I could handle a second year of Kinder |
Ilsa |
Apr-09-05 08:57 PM |
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