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Direct linkChmelynski, Carol – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Pressures to improve test scores and avoid lawsuits are causing many schools to cut back play time. According to the American Association for the Child's Right to play, nearly 40% of the nation's 16,000 school districts have either modified, deleted, or are considering deleting recess. Moreover, where playtime does still exist, it has become…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Control, Cues, Physical Development
