Middle school adds recess for 7th and 8th graders Vocabulary Study

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers key terms and definitions from the article regarding the addition of recess for middle schoolers in Medway.

Enlightened

Having been awakened to knowledge or truth.

Socialize

To engage in activities with others, usually friends.

Beneficial

Having a good effect.

Integrate

To bring together and unite into a whole.

Empathy

Identifying with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes.

Comprised

To be made up of.

AKA

A common abbreviation for “also known as”.

Significant

Large or important.

Director of Wellness

A position held by Ryan Sherman in Medway Public Schools focused on social-emotional learning in the classroom environment.

Social-emotional learning

A moral skill-set embedded into every lesson from Algebra to Shakespeare that integrates personal feelings, empathy, and understanding.

Unstructured activity

Time during recess that Pires suggests can be more beneficial for youth development than time behind a desk.

Void

An empty space; used by Pires to describe the lack of recess in his own middle school experience.

Armand Pires

The Superintendent of Medway Public Schools who supports recess as part of the social-emotional learning agenda.

10 minutes

The amount of time seventh- and eighth-graders now have after lunch break to socialize outside.

25 minutes

The extended length of recess at the elementary level, which previously lasted 15 minutes.