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Schools across the U.S. have been introducing yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises to help students manage stress and emotions. As the depths of student struggles with mental health became clear in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year endorsed schools’ use of the practices.
Research has found school-based mindfulness programs can help, especially in low-income communities where students face high levels of stress or trauma.
Most schools still have recess or breaks on an interval because teachers need their breaks. Labor laws gave teachers a few breaks in the day and they turned it into recess for the rest of us. Some of the best parts of growing up happened during someone else’s quick break.
That’s what lunch and art/other special classes are for
In college we call those electives.