Why playground of a school matters - by @dcrypto
When I was young, I used to play a lot, which I think everyone does. But I have noticed something now that children tend to be more focused on academics rather than playing and enjoying, especially you will find this kind of children in developing countries. I think breaks between the classes is essential as children are not robots and they need a significant amount of time to unleash all the pressures from the classes.
However, students who tend to go and play in the playground at schools may have some negative results according to a some expects. The negative results include peer to peer conflicts, bullying and not paying attention in classes after the break time. So, they want to understand how this works and what is the effective playground rules. A team of researchers from Oregon State University wanted to understand what are the factors that affect an efficient playground.
"The Great Recess Framework" is a 17-item observational tool that can be used to observe and rate the recess experience. Researchers examined safety and structural issues such availability of recess equipment and availability of organized games; adult engagement and supervision, such as adult to student ratios and adult participation in games; student behavior, including the number of physical fights and student demonstration of conflict resolution strategies; and issues relating to transitions between recess and class.
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By a research conducted using the data from 649 people at 495 schools in 22 urban cities. Using this data, the team of researchers noticed that the quality recess is where students find a lot of equipment and space, and the ability of students to resolve conflicts amongst themselves, students suffer a little bullying, and most importantly, there is any adult supervision, where adults interact with students in various activities.
This seems to be an exciting research, and the research development would allow many people to understand what an ideal playground would be. The researchers are also decided to extend the research as their goal is to determine the best possible patterns of a playground. Moreover, they also want to understand the connection between recess period and performance in academics as well as behaviour.
Great post. It is really important for kids to play and to do it in a safe environment. I admire what Americans have done in their schools and public places. Our countries could do more in that regard. It should be part of governmental policies. Sometimes governments spend more money on publicity than what they spend on aspects of education such as this.
Now a day one issue is the use of information technology. Alot of kids playing game one mobile or computer and far from this type of game,i mean reality game which really harmful and bad impact
More worrying is They are addicted towards Gadgets! due to which they have stopped playing Outdoor games and even can't concentrate in Academic Works. We should keepour children away from Screens due to its adverse affects! Thanks for the Article! It was Fun to read :)
Seeing kids' sport pictures, remembering my short time, looking at the pictures, thank you.