The school administration finally agreed to restore our free choice recess. It has been a long and exhausting stretch of time but seeing the kids back to their own games makes it worth the effort. We have to keep a close eye on the playground to ensure this change remains …
We are a group of students, parents, community members and concerned citizens who want our children to have their free choice recess at Breton Downs in East Grand Rapids, Mi. reinstated. We believe children at recess time should be allowed to play the traditional sports they love. We want our children to play soccer, two handed touch football, basketball and kickball or any game with traditional international rules. It is our belief that recess is a time for children be allowed to play..and make up their own rules. We are happy if the 'trouble free playground' games are made available to our children but would like all children to choose to play as they wish.
Parents and students were not informed of any problems on our play ground until the first day of school when free choice recess was taken away. As a community we feel that it is unfair to impose these new rules without student or parental awareness. This program is currently being administered only at Breton. This rule is unfair on the Breton student being one of 3 feeder schools to the EGR middle school.
Please sign the following so that all our children will be allowed free choice play at recess.
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the momentum grow gives me the resolve to keep pushing forward. It is clear that we are not alone in wanting our children to have agency over their own playtime. We still have a difficult road ahead and I am staying focused on the end goal.
6 Comments
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Julie Lowe
16 years ago
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Ridiculous to spring this on us without a single word. Bring back real recess.
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Sarah Zhang
16 years ago
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kids need a break from structured learning. let them be kids and play some kickball.
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Mike Russell
16 years ago
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Total nonsense. My son has been complaining about this since day one. Why fix what isnt broken?
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Karen Jenkins
16 years ago
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The school board is overstepping. Kids learn how to solve problems when they are left to play on their own. Stop micro managing everything they do.
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David Patterson
16 years ago
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Let them play football. It builds character and keeps them active.
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Tom Osborne
16 years ago
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Unfair to our kids compared to the other schools. Needs to change back now.
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The school administration finally agreed to restore our free choice recess. It has been a long and exhausting stretch of time but seeing the kids back to their own games makes it worth the effort. We have to keep a close eye on the playground to ensure this change remains …
We are a group of students, parents, community members and concerned citizens who want our children to have their free choice recess at Breton Downs in East Grand Rapids, Mi. reinstated. We believe children at recess time should be allowed to play the traditional sports they love. We want our children to play soccer, two handed touch football, basketball and kickball or any game with traditional international rules. It is our belief that recess is a time for children be allowed to play..and make up their own rules. We are happy if the 'trouble free playground' games are made available to our children but would like all children to choose to play as they wish.
Parents and students were not informed of any problems on our play ground until the first day of school when free choice recess was taken away. As a community we feel that it is unfair to impose these new rules without student or parental awareness. This program is currently being administered only at Breton. This rule is unfair on the Breton student being one of 3 feeder schools to the EGR middle school.
Please sign the following so that all our children will be allowed free choice play at recess.
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the momentum grow gives me the resolve to keep pushing forward. It is clear that we are not alone in wanting our children to have agency over their own playtime. We still have a difficult road ahead and I am staying focused on the end goal.
6 Comments
J
Julie Lowe
16 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous to spring this on us without a single word. Bring back real recess.
S
Sarah Zhang
16 years ago
Featured
kids need a break from structured learning. let them be kids and play some kickball.
M
Mike Russell
16 years ago
Featured
Total nonsense. My son has been complaining about this since day one. Why fix what isnt broken?
K
Karen Jenkins
16 years ago
Featured
The school board is overstepping. Kids learn how to solve problems when they are left to play on their own. Stop micro managing everything they do.
D
David Patterson
16 years ago
Featured
Let them play football. It builds character and keeps them active.
T
Tom Osborne
16 years ago
Featured
Unfair to our kids compared to the other schools. Needs to change back now.
Ridiculous to spring this on us without a single word. Bring back real recess.