tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96961267638870001.post7863990084972630766..comments2013-08-30T15:03:26.669-04:00Comments on The Yellow Bus: The LetterKirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04221157500759782064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96961267638870001.post-19039269255582278622007-10-14T21:23:00.000-04:002007-10-14T21:23:00.000-04:00That school has no idea who they are dealing with....That school has no idea who they are dealing with....I am so proud of you, and Lucy & Ben are lucky to have such an amazing advocate. Keep on keeping on! 143Lizemaudsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878992474449742621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96961267638870001.post-12222840657285371162007-10-09T08:41:00.000-04:002007-10-09T08:41:00.000-04:00Yes! What a wonderful letter! I couldn't have said...Yes! What a wonderful letter! I couldn't have said it better myself -- and as a children's physical activity specialist for the past 27 years, I've spent a lot of time fighting for recess.<BR/><BR/>I agree that there comes a time when we must push back. The policy makers are NOT the ones with a background in child development and educational theories. They have NOT spent hours and hours in classrooms with young children. Thus, they have no right to make the decisions that impact children and their teachers.<BR/><BR/>The irony is that, if students are expected to meet strict standards, they actually have a better chance of doing so if they get more, rather than less, physical activity! The research is there to prove it! And if we have any doubts, all we have to do is look to Finland, the country that's number-one in the world in literacy and numeracy. They give their students a 15-minute break after every 45 minutes of instruction and have shorter school days than we do! (See "What Finland's Doing Right" in the September files at my blog: www.raepica.typepad.com.)Rae Picahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913959864313967861noreply@blogger.com