re: Recess One Step Closer to NJ Lawbooks

tex — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:43 GMT

I'm glad that you mentioned the lunch monitors. When was in elementary school we had no recess, weren't allowed to talk even at lunchtime and I had several years of grumpy teachers. So, basically, if we as kids were to strictly follow the rules as we were supposed to, it meant that we couldn't say a single word all day. And yes, even bathroom breaks were regimented and silent. On grandparent's day my grandmother would come have lunch with me in the cafeteria and was always outraged by how strict and often mean some of the administrators were. It is sad that this is considered the norm in many public schools. While I am all for spending valuable time on much needed education (yay for awesome teachers!) , I sometimes think that this stuff happens because of either control issues or laze on the part of the grown-ups in charge.