According to Coach Amber, an AmeriCorps member and Playworks program coordinator at the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester, "every day is a...
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Playworks served with Habitat For Humanity on the National Day of Service to help repaint houses and build a fence around an East Oakland low-...
Forbes.com
06/22/2010
They might be better off putting down their books and heading outside.
There is a paradox when it comes to improving education in America: The system is failing to prepare many kids for success, but we have so much invested in the system that starting over isn't practical, let alone in a time frame that works for today's kids.
We need to put a premium on simple, practical changes that have a big impact on teaching and learning within our existing schools. And one of the single best opportunities to do just that happens to be where we would least expect it: on the playground during recess.
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