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Over at , where journalist Annie Murphy Paul writes about how we learn, she zeroes in on a recent bit of legislative activity in New Jersey. Apparently, the Senate’s Education Committee has approved a bill, sponsored by State Senator Shirley K. Turner, which mandates a minimum of 20 minutes a day of recess for children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
New Jersey’s children are lucky to have a play advocate in the state capitol, one who’s been doing her homework, as Paul notes:
‘Studies show that recess provides students with core skills needed to succeed in the classroom and in life. Not only does it help students develop cognitive skills, and teach them teamwork, cooperation and communication skills, but it also is essential for the health of our children,’ said Senator Turner, a Democrat and Vice Chair of the Education Committee. ‘It is important that we stop thinking of recess as something that takes time away from learning in the classroom and instead as part of a curriculum
investinginkids | A blog by Tim Bartik on early childhood programs and local economic development policies