Is Recess the Most Underutilized Opportunity in Schools Today?

Recess is an essential component for students to succeed and grow in school. Yet, many schools have cut back on recess time and frequency to focus on academic content. The guest is Dr. David Fleming, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University and Research Fellow of the National Dropout Prevention CenterNetwork. This presentation focuses on what the research says about the impact recess has on indirect factors such as academics and direct factors such as youth development.

With a national dropout rate well exceeding 30% for many subpopulations, we face a national crisis. In South Carolina, the situation is even worse. By sharing what actually works to combat this challenges in our state and across our nation’s future, the National Dropout Prevention Center is committed to providing information to the relevant constituencies on research-based solutions to the dropout crisis.

Solutions to the Dropout Crisis is a professional development broadcast produced by Clemson University Broadcast Productions for the National Dropout Prevention Center. Solutions airs the second Tuesday of each month throughout the year, bringing the best in professional learning opportunities to its viewers as they seek ongoing strategies and information related to dropout prevention, intervention, and recovery to improve high school graduation rates and school dropout rates. For more related links and resources related to each program, visit www.dropoutprevention.org/webcast