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Recess 'Crucial' for Kids, Pediatricians' Group Says

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Kids aren't getting enough recess at school, the country's top pediatricians' group said in a new policy statement released Monday. The statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics is the latest salvo in the long-running debate over how much of a young child's time at school should be devoted to academics -- and how much should go to free, unstructured playtime. The authors of the policy statement write that the AAP "believes that recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child's development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons." "The AAP has, in recent years, tried to focus the attention of parents, school officials and policymakers on the fact that kids are losing their free play," said the AAP's Dr. Robert Murray, one of the lead authors of the statement. "We are overstructuring their day. ...

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Dr. Robert Murray

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-0.148149"The AAP has, in recent years, tried to focus the attention of parents, school officials and policymakers on the fact that kids are losing their free play," said the AAP's Dr. Robert Murray, ...
-0.139508"The AAP has, in recent years, tried to focus the attention of parents, school officials and policymakers on the fact that kids are losing their free play," said the AAP's Dr. Robert Murray, one of the lead authors of the statement. "We are overstructuring their day. ... They lose that creative free play, which we think is so important."
-0.311713"The science indicates that these kinds of breaks in the day for recess are necessary for cognitive processing," Murray said.
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Dr. Shari Barkin

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0"This policy statement is not only important because of the physical, but also the cognitive ability of our children," said Dr. Shari Barkin, ...
0.0361779"This policy statement is not only important because of the physical, but also the cognitive ability of our children," said Dr. Shari Barkin, director of the Division of General Pediatrics and of pediatric obesity research at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. "This policy has created a thoughtful, comprehensive look at what is to be gained by coming back to an emphasis on physical activity and recess."
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Dr. Barrett Fromme

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-0.135477"It fascinates me ... that this continues to be a debate," said Dr. Barrett Fromme, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago. "The business world repeatedly lauds the corporate culture of companies like Google who offer opportunities for play and community collaboration, and suggests that such culture is the reason for the success and happiness of its employees. Yet, we do not encourage the same culture in our children who are at a far more critical developmental period."
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PrintMedia: Childhood Education

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Organization: AAP

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Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics

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Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Organization: Division of General Pediatrics

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Organization: National Center for Education Statistics

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Organization: University of Chicago

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Company: Google

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