Chicago Schools Contemplate Recess After Nearly 30 Years Without It

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

We had freeze tag, hide and go seek, and hide and go get it. I never played that last one.

I had to kick a little boy in the balls for thinking I was playing "hide and go get it" with him.

I mostly played basketball, soccer, and dodgeball on the school yard.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I had to kick a little boy in the balls for thinking I was playing "hide and go get it" with him.

Honestly, I mostly played basketball, soccer, and dodgeball on the school yard.

We played freeze tag at home more than at school, except gym class.

At recess, I was on the swings. I hated the teeter totter. I was always in the freaking air.

[PEARLS4ME]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

We played freeze tag at home more than at school, except gym class.

At recess, I was on the swings. I hated the teeter totter. I was always in the freaking air.

I hated it it because I was always on the freaking ground( heavy kid) lol

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I mostly played basketball, soccer, and dodgeball on the school yard.

Same with me. I wasn't a fan of tag, because I ran like a turtle. It still shouldn't be banned though. In the upper grades 5-8, recess activites included sneaking away to the 7-11, hiding in the woods, and going into the classroom stealing things from teachers/classmates. Now, I only stole once, the other times I was just guilty by association. I was the watch girl. I'm shocked we never got caught. My friends were not subtle in their stealing at all. When I stole some candy from our teacher that one time, I only took a small handfull....my friends lined their pockets.

I was also a fan of indoor recess for some reason. People seemed to get into more fights then. Too many bebe kids in too little space!