Social skills are a very important thing to learn at a young age, because you will use those skills in everyday life, forever. With social skills, several other skills come along such as communication, interacting with peers, self-esteem, appropriate behaviors, development of gross motor skills, problem solving, and so forth. Children need to be able to play and explore and just have fun. Giving the children time to do what they want and play outside at recess is one of the best ways for children to learn.
Recess may be the only time children have to learn these social and communication skills. While in the classroom most children aren't allowed to talk and interact with their peers and once they go home for the day they often times just spend the time playing inside. Neighborhoods are not the way they used to be and children are not outside as often interacting with other children. If we remove the right for children to have recess during school we are also decreasing their chance of being a successful adult. Children need recess and the voice of parents, educators, and others in the community are who can make a difference and keep it in our children's schools. Teachers shouldn't be allowed to take away a child's recess as a form of punishment either.
2 comments:
I agree and think the social aspect of education is huge. Although developing academically is crucial so is developing socially and recess is a huge part of socializing while at school. I completely agree and am glad that you are advocating for it!
The previous readed summed up my feelings on this exactly! Kids need the opportunity to deveolp social skills, and the rigid schedules that many children have do not allow for it. Recess is very important to social development!
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