4. REFUTATION
• RECESS GIVES KIDS TIME TO TAKE A BREAK FROM STUDYING.
FIGURE 1 (BARROS, R., AND E. SILVER)
• DEACTIVATE AND RELAX, THEN REACTIVATE.
• “CONSTANT STIMULATION IS REGISTERED BY OUR BRAINS AS UNIMPORTANT, ERASING OUR AWARENESS” (BARROS
AND SILVER).
6. REFUTATION
• PLAY WORKS SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
• LESS BULLYING (43% DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE RATE).
• INCREASED FEELING OF SCHOOL SAFETY.
• MORE VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
• READY TO LEARN.
8. WORK CITED
• ADAMS, CARLEE. "RECESS MAKES KIDS SMARTER | SCHOLASTIC.COM." SCHOLASTIC TEACHERS. N.P.,
N.D. WEB. 11 NOV. 2015.
• BARROS, R., AND E. SILVER. "DOES RECESS REALLY IMPROVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR?" COGNITIVE
DAILY. N.P., N.D. WEB. 11 NOV. 2015.
• DAY, NICHOLAS. "TEACHING KIDS HOW TO PLAY AT RECESS." N.P., N.D. WEB. 11 NOV. 2015.
• LUE, ERICA. "LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE." PUBLIC SCHOOL INSIGHTS BLOG. N.P., N.D. WEB. 11 NOV.
2015.
• NAUERT, RICK, PHD. "TAKING BREAKS FOUND TO IMPROVE ATTENTION." PSYCH CENTRAL NEWS. N.P.,
N.D. WEB. 11 NOV. 2015.
• "NO TIME FOR RECESS, NO NEED FOR NAP." NO TIME FOR RECESS, NO NEED FOR NAP. N.P., N.D. WEB. 11
NOV. 2015.
• ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION. "NEW STUDY: DOES BETTER RECESS EQUAL A BETTER
SCHOOL DAY?" RWJF. N.P., N.D. WEB. 11 NOV. 2015.