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CrispyQ

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4. If I recall correctly, back in the 60s we had three recesses a day.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 09:54 AM

Oct 2014

The morning & afternoon ones were 20 minutes & the lunch one was an hour, but we also ate lunch.

Twenty minutes a day does not seem like enough to burn off youthful energy.

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Let the Children Play: Schools Must Relearn Importance of Recess [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 OP

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2014 #1

to me it shows that these people have no idea what kids are made of. mopinko Oct 2014 #2

You hit the nail on the head with this comment: CrispyQ Oct 2014 #5

Cntrast that to the Richland School District gopiscrap Oct 2014 #3

One of the districts I work in whistler162 Oct 2014 #6

If I recall correctly, back in the 60s we had three recesses a day. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #4