tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post1167673626953538095..comments2023-10-30T00:50:08.903-07:00Comments on Florida Native Mom: Kids Need RecessFlorida Native Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05034820186004163480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-49638785472369198262009-01-28T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-28T12:00:00.000-08:00AMEN SISTA!!! I have an active boy in 3rd grade, ...AMEN SISTA!!! I have an active boy in 3rd grade, we also have the lunchromm Nazi and quiet policy. we have an hour lunch/recess midday, that is all....how do we unite to get it across that this is not good for the children?? I have read several arcticles lately that agree with us, children need UNSTRUCTERED playtime to help with attention, socialization, and obesity. I'm going to try to get something going here in Michigan, but could use suggestions from anyone as to how to best approach it.Alaine Mac in Mich.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225391195345894602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-70325133108079042802009-01-28T06:03:00.000-08:002009-01-28T06:03:00.000-08:00Cammie,That sounds like an "Amen Sista!!"Cammie,<BR/><BR/>That sounds like an "Amen Sista!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-81547027774663765232009-01-27T13:17:00.000-08:002009-01-27T13:17:00.000-08:00I agree absolutely!! How many ADULTS (in an office...I agree absolutely!! How many ADULTS (in an office or otherwise)can make it through even an hour without a break or speaking to friends, much less the 6 hours they expect of elementary-school kids? And you're right--the socailization is SO important, especially in this day and age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-46581509560778602642009-01-26T14:17:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:17:00.000-08:00Thanks. We could use some of your Florida sunshine...Thanks. <BR/>We could use some of your Florida sunshine here at the moment...it's 5F and snowing again.<BR/>CarolineCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-14105648808776397292009-01-26T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:21:00.000-08:00Caroline, you obviously are more enlightened than ...Caroline, you obviously are more enlightened than most of your contemporaries. Which isn't surprising since you read my blog. Ha! We could use some of that South Dakota sensibility in the Sunshine State (try saying that 3 times fast).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427017606136667147.post-34134377124756010712009-01-26T08:06:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:06:00.000-08:00I have cafeteria supervision detail at the 9th gra...I have cafeteria supervision detail at the 9th grade alternative school where I am a paraprofessional, in addition to my regular duties.<BR/>We let the kids sit where they choose, have 1/2 court basketball after all food is served and allow chit-chat and iPods. We keep the noise down to a dull roar so we can hear announcements from the office if needed. Our chief job, as we see it, is to give the kids a break and let them relax a bit after 3 hours in class with no break. Safety and making sure there is no rough-housing or bullying is what we are concerned with, not silence.<BR/>Hopefully, the kids don't see us as the lunchroom police. Both my partner and I have had our own kids in lunchrooms like you describe and we will not have these kids subjected to same. Occasionally, their behavior gets out of hand, then we deal with that individually.<BR/><BR/>They need the break! We wish we had facility and enough supervision to have our big kids outside in the nice weather.<BR/>Caroline in South DakotaCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.com