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    Simon Link argues that kids should have an hour of recess based on research. Studies show that 1/3 of 1,200 genes change when kids get a half hour of playtime, and learning is better with breaks. A school with no recess saw students more focused and less fidgety on days with recess. Recess allows kids to burn energy, develop social skills, and experience joy of movement outside in sunlight which increases vitamin D and learning. Physical activity in school leads to more activity at home.

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    Simon Link argues that kids should have an hour of recess based on research. Studies show that 1/3 of 1,200 genes change when kids get a half hour of playtime, and learning is better with breaks. A school with no recess saw students more focused and less fidgety on days with recess. Recess allows kids to burn energy, develop social skills, and experience joy of movement outside in sunlight which increases vitamin D and learning. Physical activity in school leads to more activity at home.

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    Simon Link argues that kids should have an hour of recess based on research. Studies show that 1/3 of 1,200 genes change when kids get a half hour of playtime, and learning is better with breaks. A school with no recess saw students more focused and less fidgety on days with recess. Recess allows kids to burn energy, develop social skills, and experience joy of movement outside in sunlight which increases vitamin D and learning. Physical activity in school leads to more activity at home.

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    Simon Link argues that kids should have an hour of recess based on research. Studies show that 1/3 of 1,200 genes change when kids get a half hour of playtime, and learning is better with breaks. A school with no recess saw students more focused and less fidgety on days with recess. Recess allows kids to burn energy, develop social skills, and experience joy of movement outside in sunlight which increases vitamin D and learning. Physical activity in school leads to more activity at home.

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    "Kids Need Recess"

    By Simon Link

    Once, last year, I got armor and a sword. I found a dog and played with him. I built a
    house and made a garden. Night came and monsters were everywhere. There was an
    evil lord that I started killing. Just as I was about to destroy him—time to line up!

    Hello, my name is Simon Link and I'm talking about why kids should have an hour-long
    recess. Did you know that genes change when they get playtime? Out of 1,200 genes
    that scientists have studied, one-third of them have changed when they had had a
    half-hour playtime.

    Since the 1800s, research shows that you learn better and faster when having playtime.
    Work that has breaks is more effective than work with long stretches.

    Some colleagues visited a school that had no recess. They asked them to have recess
    twice a week so that they could watch them and see what they were like. They were
    more focused and less fidgety on days when they had recess.

    Stress impacts on learning and health. For many children, especially those considered
    hyperactive, recess is an opportunity to expend energy in a healthy, suitable manner.
    Recess develops social skills. Recess may be the only time of the day when children
    have an opportunity to experience socialization and real communication.

    Outside light triggers the synthesis of vitamin D which many studies have shown
    increases academic learning. The outdoors is the best place for children to burn
    calories, practice emerging physical skills and experience the pure joy of movement.

    According to Ray Pika who is a children's physical activity specialist, research even
    shows that when having physical activity at school, you usually have more physical
    activity at home and children who don't have the opportunity to be physically active
    during the school day don't usually compensate during the afterschool hours.

    Running around helps the brain. Thanks to advances in brain research, we know that
    most of the brain is activated during physical activity much more so than being a couch
    potato.

    Now, stand up and do ten jumping jacks when I say go. Go! One! Two! Three! Four!
    Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Now, sit down.

    I imagine a world where every child gets lots of playtime. I hope that if you have
    children, you will make sure that those children gets lots of playtime. Thank you.

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