Whither recess?

Whatever happened to recess? I can't imagine a school day without one! This is a crime.

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When I was in elementary school, we had two recesses every day: 20 minutes in the
The Washington Post reports on the decline of school recess periods:
And now for a short gripe from the other side of the political spectrum.
We now all know the limitations of Standard and Poor, what they missed and what they didn't, why to blame Republicans, why to blame Obama, and that Austerity is the new watchword in the US, while rioting has taken everyone's imagination in the UK (wow, aren't we timely?) Most of us are worried t

In elementary school (1 thru 8) we had two levels of pavement on which to play during recess.

In high school we had the full school grounds. At lunch we were allowed to go out if we wished.

I also recall that in high school every semester we had at least one free period other than lunch. That was nice.

Oh, yes, scroll down, I mentioned it as well... ;-)