Here's another one from the "duh" files: Kids Need Recess.
Why don't they pay me whatever these studies cost so I could just tell them: "No, having a baby is not a good move when your marriage is on the rocks."
"Yes, small children should be allowed to run around every so often if
you expect them to do a lot of sitting still throughout the day."
But
researchers have made it more official than I could have done by
finding that in 11,000 third graders studied, those who had more than fifteen minutes of recess in the school day scored better on behavioral charts kept by teachers.
Here's the kicker that maybe makes the official study worth its cost, though. The approximately 30% of children who
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