Summary: The Importance Of Recess

The results of this survey show that the teachers and staff of School C, value, support, and want to keep having the scheduled recess program. “The research is clear. Children need recess. It benefits every aspect of childhood development—physical development, of course, but also social, emotional and intellectual development as well” (Pica, 2015). Pathways for Family Wellness magazine gives several core reasons why students should have schedule recess.
Seven Reasons Students Need Recess to Be Successful
1. Everyone benefits from a break.
2. Recess increases focus.
3. Natural light improves wellness
4. Recess reduces stress
5. Recess develops social skills
6. Exercise is healthy
7. Physical activity feeds the brain Research
It is necessary to understand the strengths and special skills or talents of your followers/employees before placing them in positions or giving them responsibilities that would be better suited for someone else. It is getting to know the members of your group on a deeper level and giving them roles that utilize their strengths and unique abilities. Human Resource Frame emphasizes caring by focusing on the people in the organization considering their needs and benefits to having strong interpersonal relationships in the organizations (Bolman & Deal, 2013). The people directly involved with elementary recess at School C are the students, the teachers, and the staff. Research supports that students benefit from having scheduled recess, and students want the opportunity for unstructured play at school. A Pinellas County student stated, "… they keep telling us to be active and to exercise to stay healthy but then they take PE [and recess] away from us...it makes no sense!” With the structure developed by the P.E. department the students’ academic schedule is only gently effected by the scheduled recess. The teachers’ schedule is only mildly effected by the recess schedule. According to a survey conducted the teachers are happy with the recess program develop by the P.E.
It is made up of assorted individuals with several different and opposing beliefs, interests, and perceptions of the group and its current standing. These varied views and needs create a desire for power in order to satisfy conflicts. Political Frame pursues justice focusing on the power and competition in the organization. A leader using this frame considers how they can use the conflict to build support for the benefit of the organization (Bolman & Deal, 2013). The Symbolic Frame focuses on how humans use meaning, belief, and faith to create a culture. In any organization, there are certain values, rituals, ceremonies, and stories that make up the environment and symbols of the group and attract members that support the cause. Symbols help us make sense of ambiguity in the world. Symbolic Frame relies on faith focusing on culture and deeper purpose of the organization. Hoping to inspire change in the organization (Bolman & Deal,