recess

Do you think recess is an essential part of a diligent students’ academic life? If you answered “no “to this question you may want to ask yourself: do I need a break after working for seven hours consecutively? Recess to children is like coffee to an exhausted person, who has to work all day: reviving! But, recess does much more than just this. Recess provides to the hardworking students the mental and physical agility they need so much to strive. If recess gets cut back from a student’s school day they get hurt both physically and mentally! It is evident that people are getting more and more obese; thus, this can lead to serious health issues: diabetes, heart disease and in some cases even death. In the article “What Are the Benefits of Recess in Middle Schools? “By Alice Drinkworth states that “One in three kids is overweight or obese, which is three times the rate in 1963.” Well, in 1963 most schools had recess and students weren’t as obese. The APP recommends that all students should get at least 60 minutes a day of exercises. That’s exactly what recess dose. Recess is the time for students to get out of their seats and move around. If schools had 30-45 minutes of recess a day the students can get ¾ amount of recess they deserve. Although, it may not seem like it, recess helps students mentally too. Studies have shown that simply taking a walk can help them do better on a test. Taking the walk outside helps your brain feel less fatigued, thus resulting in the better grade. In the New York Times article “The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess” By Tara Parker-Pope states that “those had15 minutes of recess showed better behavior in class than those who had little or none.” 15 minutes are not a lot of time to be used on such an important