This article only gives facts towards one side of the topic, leading me to believe that the purpose of this article is to inform. The article does not give any information towards the “against” side of the topic and only boosts the pro recess side of the argument. For example, the article states, “According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, free unstructured play is essential for keeping children healthy and helping them reach important reach important social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones. Unstructured play also helps kids manage stress and become resilient.” This quote only provides information on how recess improves children’s growth. This article does not use opinions to try and persuade the reader, but the way it provides only positive information on one side of the topic leads me to believe that the author’s viewpoint is that recess should be kept in schools to improve the learning of students. The subtitle says, “School children who receive more recess behave better and are likely to learn more, according to a large study of third-graders conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.” This quote provides states that recess is helpful to children, and it cites its source to improve the reliability of the information. This article was posted on January 26, 2009. I could not find the name of the author, but the information is reliable compared because it is similar to information found in other reliable sources. Due to the date of post and the reliability of the information, I can conclude that this source is accurate.
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