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Surprise surprise! 8 hours/day at the office/school is not what makes kids happy! There are important lessons in this for teachers heading back to school. Can we protect our health and safety by staying outside and letting the children play for at least a good part of the day? Can we extend their play experiences into math and literacy? Can we allow ourselves to relax with them? Taking education out of the time-pressured goal-oriented school day is not the worst thing in the world.

Kids Continued to Cope Well Two Months After Schools Closed Two large surveys, a month apart, revealed family benefits of school closures.

https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2019/06/27/after-viral-video-city-halts-long-standing-practice-of-taking-basketball-rims-down-at-public-courts.html

Finally! It would appear that Parks and Recreation is remembering what it is all about! Re: my picture above which is on my street. One neighbour complained about it until her daughter wanted to come over and play. We keep a basketball on the front porch for any kid to come and get. Usually they bring their own, but the invitation is always there. The construction noise around us all day is deafening. We can endure the laughter of children and families in the evenings!

I hope this Raptors victory brings more recreational opportunities for kids across the entire city. I would like to see MLSE commit serious funding to it, through the City and through the school boards.

Basketball city! Staff will stop taking down rims nightly at some parks and the TDSB will keep its nets up | The Star The practice of taking the rims down nightly over noise complaints is reactionary and will stop, city spokesperson Brad Ross said Thursday.