Elementary Schools Are Now Hiring ‘Recess Consultants’
Two schools in Edina, Minnesota, have recently decided it would be in their best interest to hire recess consultants. These individuals’ jobs will be solely focused around the new pilot program to worry about the politics and stress of the local playground on the school’s grounds.
Some parents are welcoming the new firm, Playworks, which believes recess should be more beneficial and inclusive to all children attending the elementary schools. Instead of calling, “You’re out!,” people will begin saying “good job” and “nice try” to each other to promote development and good-natured sportsmanship.
Students, however, feel differently about this. Some of the kids attending the children’s schools claim these recess consultants are ruining their play time by structuring it far too much. School officials have already spent over $30,000 on this new program, though, so there is no sign of them backing out quite yet.
