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"we should attach as much importance to recess as we do to classes, and guide students to use recess to get out of the classroom."

starting from this fall semester, beijing has made an overall coordinated optimization of the class break arrangements, extending the existing 10-minute break time to 15 minutes, guiding teachers and students out of the classroom, enjoying a healthier and more vibrant campus life, and promoting the healthy physical and mental development of students.

don't underestimate the extra 5 minutes. in the interval between classes, let students adjust and walk out of the classroom, which can not only allow students to combine work and rest, but also improve learning efficiency. such time management is both a respect for the growth laws of teenagers and a requirement to follow the laws of scientific education.

for a long time, the "disappearing 10 minutes of recess" and "recess confinement" have caused controversy. the recess time that originally belonged to students is always squeezed out by various reasons.

faced with the fact that there are no students outside the classroom during breaks, the call to make up for the "missing 10 minutes" is growing louder and louder, and gradually forming a consensus among all parties.

however, in the actual implementation process, there are often many obstacles. for example, schools are worried that once children are active, going in and out of the classroom and going up and down the stairs may increase the risk. in other places, due to insufficient sports venues and insufficient teaching staff, it is difficult to ensure that students have enough space to go out during breaks.

between students' physical and mental health and campus safety, schools, on the one hand, promise to increase recess activities and physical exercise, and on the other hand, strictly stipulate students' activity time and scope. some schools have explicitly stated that it is not recommended for students to engage in ball games during recess.

in the name of ensuring campus safety, confining students to classrooms is not only untenable, but also a temporary solution. adolescents are in a critical period of physical and mental development. the necessity of exercise for human growth is self-evident, and it is especially important for the physical and mental health of adolescents.

simply restricting activities during class breaks and sitting in the classroom for long periods of time may directly lead to students' growing aversion to learning. sitting still at a desk for long periods of time, sitting in the wrong posture, and overusing electronic products can easily induce health problems such as nerves, spine, and vision.

therefore, ensuring campus safety cannot be at the expense of students’ physical and mental health. beijing’s “addition and subtraction” of recess time may seem like a small move, but it is actually a big step forward.

although 5 minutes is not long, it responds to the real needs and is a proactive awareness of actively looking for solutions. the next step is to let the children effectively walk out of the classroom within a limited time to create more convenience and larger space.

by extending the time from 10 minutes to 15 minutes, we can arrange recess activities more easily, and it is also convenient for schools to plan activity venues, design routes to and from classrooms, and innovate recess activity models...

as for campus safety, more efforts need to be made in management and legislation. schools should strengthen campus management in both classroom and recess, and enhance the safety awareness of schools, parents and students.

in the future, campus safety legislation will be passed to regulate campus safety management behaviors, reduce the worries of schools, parents and students when they leave the classroom, allow schools to safely release space, and allow students to happily leave the classroom.

tao feng, beijing business daily commentator