Recess Debate

Recess Debate

By: Jack

Could you imagine a day in fifth grade without one recess?  Our principle, Mr. Posick, was thinking of not having recess for us kids!  Maybe it sounds hard to believe but he was considering it!  Thats when the debate started in all the fifth grade classes in Merton.

There were arguments for both for and against recess.  About half our class was  for keeping recess and I was one of them.  The other half was against keeping recess. Both sides were very strong but I think keeping recess was the more powerful argument. It was a fun experience too. My favorite part was when all the students that were picked to represent each side for each class got together with the principal and talked about it. It was so fun to hear all the different arguments. Some of the arguments for keeping recess were related to exercise, fresh air, being too anxious in class and obesity. Some arguments to get rid of recess were related to injuries and having more time for learning.

During the discussion I learned how to debate and research my opinion. I also learned what you all need to have a good debate.  All in all it was a fun experience.