The Importance Of Recess In Elementary Schools

An elementary school student arrives at school on time every day and prepares for another lecture or lesson on math, science, english, or history, goes to the lunchroom and the library goes back to class and waits on the bell to ring for the school day to end. Something was missing from the child’s school day, the young student had no way to release his energy or time to go outside and actively play with other students. Elementary schools should have recess implemented into the everyday routine and it should not be seen as a privilege but as a necessity. In 2012, nearly eighteen percent of children six to eleven, in America, weighed in as obese. The opportunity to go out and play and be active in the middle of a long school day offers young students a release of energy and certain children a time to help them hopefully live a longer healthier life. Schools give and take recess from students but it should be viewed as a necessary part of the day, however, some schools think it is a waste of time during a jam-packed day of learning. …show more content…
Every child should be active for sixty minutes a day to remain healthy and recess offers them about 30 minutes a day to do so. Schools should view it as a necessity for this reason alone but somehow the time for kids to be active is abused and viewed as a waste of time. Offering a time for students to go outside with other kids their age can give them a chance to meet a new friend or even a lifelong friend. When students are stuck inside all day with the same 15 or 20 kids they see every single day you don’t meet new people and don’t make new