Recess At Work Day 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19, 2024: Why are schools punishing kids with no recess these days?

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 is Recess At Work Day 2024. June 21st is National Recess at Work Day! Recess at Work Day.

well at my middle school they said they took away recess because we already had gym and it was wasting time that we could be learning to increase our test scores . i think its really dumb ! but its whatever because im going to hs in a few weeks.

Confusion near Valentines Day?

"recess"? How old are you? Maybe she's just not interested.

My daughter has missed recess every day this month, am I wrong for being mad at the teacher?

If you have a child that doesn't lie and and has a very good sense of time regarding how many weeks ago something happened. Yes, I would be very upset. Your first question to the teacher should be said in a calm way, asking exactly how many days of recess did your daughter miss this month. Incase your daughter was wrong, not saying she lied, but you don't want to start yelling at the teacher if it's all a misunderstanding. They love to gossip about that in the teacher's lounge. You don't want to be on that list, they exaggerate things.

If you're sure your daughter actually has missed recess for about 13 days, then you are right to be mad about not getting a note after the 1st day. That is such an unreasonable punishment, I'd tell the teacher how wrong it was, but in a firm/calm way (it can be done without screaming). Then go talk to the principle about it, because that teacher isn't reasonable.

Sheesh...kid's need to socialize at recess. She didn't fall behind in important homework that she needed to finish, The way she was isolated and alone seems almost abusive and it could give her anxiety issues or kids could start making fun of her. Maybe you could threaten to homeschool, (because they'll lose about $3000 from the state they don't want to lose you). Basically tell the teacher you will give your child a punishment at home, if she writes a note about the very minor incident. You can mention your plans on giving your child chores that will teach her responsibility, like setting the table or folding clothes. Then the next day write her a follow up note about it, just so it's in writing. You might have to go to the school board about this or future incidents, start taking notes with dates and everything.

Also, the school might be trying to get an Exemplary Reading Award some states are giving now. My kid's old public school got one of those, which was a lot of baloney. The school didn't deserve it because they gave out pizza parties, pajama parties... ect every week ONLY for the kids that filled out their forms. A lot of parents admitted among themselves they were kind of forced to (fudge) lie about the reading minutes, so their kid didn't miss the Friday event with their friends. Schools can be quite manipulative when it comes to getting funding money and awards... so, you can't blame the parents for trying to make sure their kids don't cry at school.

I'd be pretty upset, too. Hopefully you'll get an apology, then make sure you smile and say have a nice day (even though you'll still be mad). You have to keep calm, because you don't want the teacher picking on your child again. It's a complicated game you have to learn how to play, you might have to wait patiently until the end of the year to contact the school board.