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Author: Rebecca Moss

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Stretching Mind and Body

May 9, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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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Corpse pose seems to be the most difficult for the 4 and 5-year-olds, who have trouble being still. (Photo / Rebecca Moss)
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Keeping Kids Fit in Overcrowded Schools

May 8, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

Some educators are trying to tackle the growing child obesity risks by bringing in medical experts–and yoga–into city classrooms.

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First Graders Have 40 Minutes to Get Fit

May 8, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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

May 8, 2012May 8, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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

May 7, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

Yoga is part of the curriculum at more and more schools around the city. Will it keep kids fit?

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University of Texas May Be Last Stand on Affirmative Action

April 13, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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

March 23, 2012April 21, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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

March 22, 2012April 21, 2012 - by Rebecca Moss

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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