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To do better in school, kids should exercise their bodies as well as their brains, experts say

Attention parents: If you’d like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, set down their pencils and go outside to play. That’s the latest advice from an international group of experts who studied the value of exercise in school-age kids. “Physical activity before, during and after school promotes scholastic… Continue reading To do better in school, kids should exercise their bodies as well as their brains, experts say

Trying to Close the Achievement Gap, We Have Created a “Play Gap”

  The pressure to teach academic skills in pre-K and kindergarten has been increasing since the passage of the No Child Left Behind act 15 years ago. Today, many young children are required to sit in chairs, sometimes for long periods of time, as a teacher instructs them. This goes against their natural impulse to learn… Continue reading Trying to Close the Achievement Gap, We Have Created a “Play Gap”