Persuasive Essay On High School Recess

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“Many children suffer from obesity, but even children at healthy weight levels benefit from physical activity, and in fact require it for optimal health ”, according to Rae Pica (Pica.) Why would they stop recess in the first place. Kids in middle school should be able to have recess, because kids get really energetic during the school day. Our health could benefit from a little movement during the day, most kids would like to have a break from all the class work that is piled on us. During the day students need to burn off energy or they get worked up over the hard work that we're doing. Kids get hyper active in class a lot. Some parents or teachers accuse students of having adhd, but simply it's them being restless. Burning off that extra energy helps kids with their learning or attention in class. Schools that have recess are giving their students the ability to sample or try new sports they haven't played yet, or sports they want to play in high school or middle school. …show more content…

Everybody needs some physical health time. Even the most athletic kid in class needs some energy burning. Going out side has the benefits to help the children by increasing the mental health of a child. It shows real world problems in society today. Why would there be so much energy in one's class you may ask. Well teachers put a lot of pressure on kids these days. They always nag about how you need to get this done or if you don't get this done we are calling your parents. Recess you don't get graded for or have teachers telling you that they will call your parents. Recess is a free zone where kids like to stay maybe get a little competitive over a game of basketball. But at the end of the day we go back in and sit at a desk all day bored out of our

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