Comments on: Healthiest Schools: Meet Our Healthy-School Experts http://living.health.com/2008/08/20/healthy-school-experts/ Lifestyle, Wellness, and Fitness Articles from Health.com and Health Magazine Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rose http://living.health.com/2008/08/20/healthy-school-experts/#comment-6183 Rose Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:41:02 +0000 http://healthliving.wordpress.com/?p=3911#comment-6183 Did you include Alaska and Hawaii in this study? Bet the stats would change if you did. I know that a lot of studies do not include Alaska and Hawaii but, these two states should be included in any U.S.A. studies. Don't discriminate against any State otherwise, it'll be on your consciences. Don't fret, you could do another study. How's about it guys, be fair, alright? Did you include Alaska and Hawaii in this study? Bet the stats would change if you did. I know that a lot of studies do not include Alaska and Hawaii but, these two states should be included in any U.S.A. studies. Don’t discriminate against any State otherwise, it’ll be on your consciences. Don’t fret, you could do another study. How’s about it guys, be fair, alright?

]]> By: eh http://living.health.com/2008/08/20/healthy-school-experts/#comment-6163 eh Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:10 +0000 http://healthliving.wordpress.com/?p=3911#comment-6163 Sam- Good Point. Sounds like work for the kids. I wish our school had PE more often (once a week then every fourth week twice) but I am relieved that they have two recesses a day. I think my daughter would be very unhappy if she didn't have any unstructured time. It's a good time to work on the social skills and exercise in a spontaneous way. Sam- Good Point. Sounds like work for the kids.
I wish our school had PE more often (once a week then every fourth week twice) but I am relieved that they have two recesses a day. I think my daughter would be very unhappy if she didn’t have any unstructured time. It’s a good time to work on the social skills and exercise in a spontaneous way.

]]> By: Sam Rose http://living.health.com/2008/08/20/healthy-school-experts/#comment-3087 Sam Rose Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:16:16 +0000 http://healthliving.wordpress.com/?p=3911#comment-3087 Healthiest Schools Comment: Anthony’s ES gets praised for offering... "a daily 45-minute structured recess, during which students rotate between three different games (participation is mandatory). This active break is a hit among the kids." By "kids" you must mean "a few" think it is a hit because I would bet my house the majority of these kids would prefer a REAL recess. The one which by definition: "in elementary school, a scheduled period of relaxation or play." or...In education, "recess" is the North American term (known as "playtime" or "break" from normal activity.) What the Anthony school advocates along with your "experts" (?) Caputo and Pasternak who must have forgot what it was like to be a kid...fits more along the lines of a STRUCTURED CLASS and certainly not a break from the normal activity of say...uh... structured CLASSES! Somehow none of you equated "MANDATORY PARTICIPATION" with a "STRUCTURED CLASS." More from the web... Unstructured recess play is when students are "free" to choose their own activities. In the structured recess model, the students and teachers are involved in the same activity at the same time with the same goals and purpose." Gee...maybe it is just me as an award winning Physical Educator but that structured description sure sounds like a normal class and NOT recess! Anthony ES deserves the accolades but not for turning FREE PLAYTIME/RECESS into just another mandated class. Would love to know the last time either of your quoted and noted experts in this article ever taught in an elementary school? Healthiest Schools Comment:
Anthony’s ES gets praised for offering… “a daily 45-minute structured recess, during which students rotate between three different games (participation is mandatory). This active break is a hit among the kids.”

By “kids” you must mean “a few” think it is a hit because I would bet my house the majority of these kids would prefer a REAL recess. The one which by definition: “in elementary school, a scheduled period of relaxation or play.” or…In education, “recess” is the North American term (known as “playtime” or “break” from normal activity.)

What the Anthony school advocates along with your “experts” (?) Caputo and Pasternak who must have forgot what it was like to be a kid…fits more along the lines of a STRUCTURED CLASS and certainly not a break from the normal activity of say…uh… structured CLASSES!

Somehow none of you equated “MANDATORY PARTICIPATION” with a “STRUCTURED CLASS.”

More from the web…
Unstructured recess play is when students are “free” to choose their own activities. In the structured recess model, the students and teachers are involved in the same activity at the same time with the same goals and purpose.”

Gee…maybe it is just me as an award winning Physical Educator but that structured description sure sounds like a normal class and NOT recess! Anthony ES deserves the accolades but not for turning FREE PLAYTIME/RECESS into just another mandated class. Would love to know the last time either of your quoted and noted experts in this article ever taught in an elementary school?

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