January 2010

Last week there was a blog in the New York Times: Play, Then Eat: Shifts May Bring Gains at School.   It was a great piece that outlined the simple, but still less common practice of having kids go out for recess before lunch.  The basic idea is that having recess before lunch ensures that kids really sit down and focus at their meals.  It makes a lot of sense that kids who have just exercised are going to be more interested in sitting down to their meal.&nb