Zia Bossenmeyer, VP of marketing at Peaceful Playgrounds stands with Daniel Pink after Keynote who says principal’s should fight for school recess.
Daniel Pink says principals should fight for school recess
” Fight for school recess, it is not a nicety but a necessity,” was the message take-a-way contained within Daniel Pink’s presentation to the National Elementary School Principals at the annual Conference. Daniel Pink was the Tuesday keynote speaker with a popular message.
Pink’s new book “When”
Speaking to school principals on his latest book, “When,”  Pink told principals, “don’t think of breaks as a deviation from learning. Think of them as PART of learning.  He also pointed out the scheduling breaks and recess is important, just like schools schedule the rest of the school day. Finally, he pointed out that principals should fight for recess due to its overall contribution to learning.
He pointed out what the research says about breaks,
- Something beats nothing
- Moving beats stationary
- Social beats solo
- Outside beats inside
Some Other take-A-Ways from When Keynote
Pink had some great insights in his book When: from how our daily lives are guided by patterns, to the importance of breaks, to the significance of how we start, end, and the middle, to group timing and synching.
Want to improve recess in your school? Here’s how.
