Stretching Mind and Body
Each Friday Chloe Tupper, a Bent on Learning yoga instructor, visits the Children’s Workshop School to teach yoga to a class of preschoolers, and then, to the third and fourth …
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Keeping Kids Fit in Overcrowded Schools
Some educators are trying to tackle the growing child obesity risks by bringing in medical experts–and yoga–into city classrooms.
Read MoreFirst Graders Have 40 Minutes to Get Fit
At P.S. 24 in Sunset Park Brooklyn, 54 percent of students are overweight or obese and P.E. classes are a weekly activity. Limited space means that only half of the …
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No Pain No Gain
Childhood obesity rates are on the rise as hours spent in physical education are on the decline. What’s wrong with this picture?
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Namaste in the Classroom
Yoga is part of the curriculum at more and more schools around the city. Will it keep kids fit?
Read MoreUniversity of Texas May Be Last Stand on Affirmative Action
A lawsuit brought against the University of Texas by Abigail Fisher, a white student denied admission in 2008 and claiming discrimination, will decide whether race can be used as a …
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Woes of a Fifth Grader
For Brooklyn fifth grader Nataly Salvador, middle school is around the corner and life is about to change.
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Life Lessons from Mrs. Zajac’s Fifth Grade Class
Tracy Kidder describes learning for fifth graders in a Massachusetts elementary school as a push and pull between discipline and rule-breaking. Homework is never done, and poverty lines are clear.
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