Whatever happened to recess? I can't imagine a school day without one! This is a crime.
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When I was in elementary school, we had two recesses every day: 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the afternoon. Plus, we had a 30-minute lunch period, and as soon as we finished eating we were free to go outside and play until the bell rang.
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In elementary school (1 thru 8) we had two levels of pavement on which to play during recess.
In high school we had the full school grounds. At lunch we were allowed to go out if we wished.
I also recall that in high school every semester we had at least one free period other than lunch. That was nice.
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See you at ConvergeSouth on October 16-17, 2008 in Greensboro (and BlogHer on October 18). Yes, a cheap plug for the conference, but you seem to have all the readers :)
Oh, yes, scroll down, I mentioned it as well... ;-)