{"id":15336,"date":"2016-06-23T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=15336"},"modified":"2019-02-13T16:24:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T20:24:14","slug":"taking-away-recess-as-punishment-does-it-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/taking-away-recess-as-punishment-does-it-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Away Recess as Punishment &#8211; Does it Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Taking%20Away%20Recess%20as%20Punishment%20-%20Does%20it%20Help%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><ul>\n<li>&#8220;77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development.<\/li>\n<li>8 in 10 principals acknowledge that time to play has a <em>positive impact on achievement<\/em>, and<\/li>\n<li>two-thirds of principals state that <em>students listen better after recess and are more focused in class<\/em>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; reported in a New York Times Article <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/13\/students-who-lose-recess-are-the-ones-who-need-it-most\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Students Who Lose Recess Are the Ones Who Need It Most<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/volleyball.kids_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/volleyball.kids_.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/volleyball.kids_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/volleyball.kids_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the article that quotes Michele Borba, an educational psychologist and former teacher, students who are kept in at recess stand to lose:<\/p>\n<p>1. Brain power<br \/>\n2. Connection with peers<br \/>\n3. Relationship with teachers<br \/>\n4. Opportunities to learn a different behavior<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article <a href=\"https:\/\/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/13\/students-who-lose-recess-are-the-ones-who-need-it-most\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">here: https:\/\/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/13\/students-who-lose-recess-are-the-ones-who-need-it-most\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Crucial Role of Recess in School <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, The American Academy of Pediatrics updated it&#8217;s<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/pediatrics.aappublications.org\/content\/131\/1\/183.full\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Policy Statement<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em> Recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child\u2019s development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/pediatrics.aappublications.org\/content\/131\/1\/183.full\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">The Crucial Role of Recess in School<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Position Statement <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeamerica.org\/\/advocacy\/positionstatements\/pa\/upload\/Using-Physical-Activity-as-Punishment-2009.pdf\">Physical Activity Used as Punishment and\/or Behavior Management<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>SHAPE opposes administering or withholding physical activity as a form of punishment and\/or behavior management &#8230; and addresses the inappropriate use of or withdrawal from physical activity as a disciplinary consequence, both within and outside of the school environment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/taking-away-recess-as-punishment-%e2%80%93-find-a-better-way\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Taking Away Recess as Punishment &#8211; Find a Better Way<\/span><\/a><\/span> by Parent Advocate Sharon Lutz. Sharon describes how a creative team can help a child have a positive experience instead of a negative one.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/quiz-how-much-recess-does-your-child-get-each-day\/\">Quiz: How Much Recess Does Your Child Get Each Day?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/play-deprivation-and-behavior-problems\/\">Play Deprivation and Behavior Problems<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/struggling-during-recess-school-activities-address-pbis-in-the-iep\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Struggling During Recess and Other Activities? Address PBIS in the IEP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/statepolicies.nasbe.org\/health?topicid=3120\">Physical Activity Other Than Physical Education &#8211; State Policies on Recess or Physical Activity Breaks<\/a><\/span> &#8211; from the National Association of State Boards of Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/taking-away-recess-as-punishment-does-it-help\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1377,49,1370],"tags":[1307,837,786],"class_list":["post-15336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-add-adhd","category-adhd","category-discipline-behavior","tag-adhd","tag-behavior-and-discipline","tag-recess"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15336"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23898,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15336\/revisions\/23898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}