Dear Teachers and Principals: Please Stop Taking Away Recess.
January 18, 2022
Despite all of the known benefits of recess, taking away recess as a punishment continues to be a very popular discipline tactic used by teachers and principals. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Association of Elementary School Principals and Playworks surveyed almost 2,000 principles nationwide. Key findings from the survey included: • 4 out of 5 principals report that...