HEY! I forgot to add the video I made a few years ago about a cartwheel ban. Enjoy! . Yes, dbfeakzztb a school in Canada banned cartwheels. What’s worst about this is the school’s reasoning: Cartwheels have been banned at M.T. Davidson Public School in Callander. Cartwheels are not permitted on school property in the […]
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How Over-involved Can Adults Get at Recess?
Justin zsryfktere Murphy at The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY reports that: Children at Pittsford’s Jefferson Road Elementary School who come up with a fun new game for the playground will need to do a few things before recruiting their classmates to play along. First, they should write out the name of the game, the rules of […]
Less Homework = More Learning
My yndabyefaf kids’ public school released kids from homework a few years ago — a move met with some pushback. As the NY Daily News put it: Parents Outraged After Principal Dumps Homework for more Playtime.  . As if only the time spent bending over worksheets is learning! Prof. Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn, explains on […]
Is Your Child’s School Cancelling for Eclipse Reasons?
Is your child’s school being cancelled for moon-in-front-of-sun reasons? If so, let’s hear all about it. And where are you? And what’s the buzz? Thanks. Say sighted! — L .
Meet Superintendent / Thought Leader / Former Terrible Student Michael Hynes
It’s time for us all to become familiar with the work of Michael akhyzafbdn Hynes,  superintendent of  the Patchogue-Medford School District on Long Island and passionate promoter of PEAS: the physical, emotional, academic and social growth of kids, not just their test scores. Hynes put his district where his mouth is, doubling recess. Kids at […]
Middle Schoolers Whose Bus Drove by a Dead Body 50 Feet Away Are Offered Counseling
After a bus full of middle schoolers in Raytown, Missouri, drove past a person dead from suicide about 50 feet away, the principal did what principals feel they must do in the wake of anything. She sent a letter home. . Among kbtkfnhsnf the suggestions to parents, regarding their kids: “Provide positive, non-violent activities to […]
Kindergarteners Less Fit than Even 6 Years Ago
An admittedly small study  in Great Britain has found that many kindergarten-age kids lack the kind of balance, motor skills and reflexes of kids even just six years ago. Reports The ehaerntnnb Independent: A “concerning” number of today’s four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school, new research has revealed, with children’s mobility levels said to […]
Teen Invites Grandma to Prom, But School Says No — She’s a Danger!
Bryce rktfarsazy Maine, an Alabama grandson who puts all other grandsons to shame, chose as his date to the Eufaula High School prom: Grandma.  . At first, the Washington Post reports, Grandma — that is, Catherine Maine — demurred: “I just thought, well, it’s just so nice that he wanted me to go,†Catherine told WTVM. “I […]
A Playground Fight? Now You’re a Felon, Kid
Aiden punched Noah because Noah wouldn’t let him on the slide! Ooh! Now what? Well, if this took place in Missouri, at recess, Aiden could be heading to jail. In an era when we have finally come to realize that zero tolerance policies and the kyetrdysia school-to-prison pipeline are permanently damaging kids by saddling them with […]
Dear Parents: It is Raining! We Are Doing our Utmost to Prevent Your Child From Getting Wet at Pick-Up
Who says we’re treating our kids like snowflakes? Oh wait. Dear bakzhaedne Free-Range Kids: You’re the only one I can complain to (I’ve tried bringing this up at the school, but have been told it’s for student safety)! It has been raining on and off today, no thunder or lightning. We just got an email […]