Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- Jimmy Carter’s “An Hour Before Daylight”
October 2, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jimmy-Carters-An-Hour-Before-Daylight-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/2/2001 Jimmy Carter’s “An Hour Before Daylight” Transcript It’s former president Jimmy Carter’s birthday this week, and he has given us the ... - “Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy
October 1, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-Abbey-Road-to-Sesame-Road.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/1/2001 “Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy Transcript Today, in 1969, the Beatles released what would become one of their best-selling albums, ... - Waking Up in Darkness
September 28, 2001
September is Children’s Eye Health Month, and Barry Stewart Mann has a personal story about this subject that he calls “Waking Up In Darkness.” Read more "Waking Up in Darkness" - Kate Douglas Wiggin
September 27, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kate-Douglas-Wiggin.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 9/27/2001 Kate Douglas Wiggin Transcript Toward the end of her life, Kate Douglas Wiggin was named by the San Francisco Examiner as ... - Banned Books Week
September 25, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Banned-Books-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/25/2001 Banned Books Week Transcript This week public libraries around the country are calling attention to the on-going national debate about censorship ... - Poems for September
September 21, 2001
William Jay Smith, the distinguished poet for young people, joins us today with some poems about September, that month of both harvests and new beginnings. Read more "Poems for September" - A Stitch in Time
September 20, 2001
Did you know it’s National Sewing Month? Shelley Fraser Mickle does, and it’s a stitch. Read more "A Stitch in Time" - Tolkien Week
September 18, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/tolkien.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 9/18/2001 Tolkien Week Transcript One important function of some of the best literature for children is to offer its readers an escape ... - “Baby Einstein” and Other Geniuses
September 17, 2001
Koren Stembridge has been watching the “Baby Einstein” videos with her young son. Here’s her review. Read more "“Baby Einstein” and Other Geniuses" - The Muppet Show
September 13, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jim-Hensen-and-The-Muppet-Show.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 9/13/2001 The Muppet Show Transcript As the creator of The Muppet Show, Jim Henson produced one of the most unlikely, unique and ... - National School Success Month
September 12, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-School-Success-Month.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 9/12/2001 National School Success Month Transcript This is National School Success Month, which you would think should come in May ... - Dictionary and Internet Homework Sites
September 11, 2001
With school starting again, that means the homework and the Internet questions are back, too. Here’s Koren Stembridge pulling down a few answers for us from cyberspace. Read more "Dictionary and Internet Homework Sites" - Martha Stewart Kids
September 10, 2001
John Cech reviews Martha Stewart’s new magazine for kids and parents. Read more "Martha Stewart Kids" - National Grandparents Day
September 7, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-and-Grandparents-an-Activity-Book.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/7/2001 National Grandparents Day Transcript It’s National Grandparents Day this Sunday, and if you’re a grandparent, or you know of one or ... - Grandparents Day
September 6, 2001
With National Grandparents’ Day coming up this week, Rita Smith has a Rediscovery essay about grandparents of the past. Read more "Grandparents Day" - A New Mother’s Field Notes
September 5, 2001
Koren Stembridge has been on maternity leave for the past half year, but she’s back now with some field notes from her adventures in new motherhood. Read more "A New Mother’s Field Notes" - Captain Kidd’s Treasure
September 4, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Captain-Kidds-Treasure.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 9/4/2001 Captain Kidd’s Treasure Transcript What child playing in the sand has not fantasized about digging down with a spade and “thud” – ... - Labor Day
September 3, 2001
It’s Labor Day today, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering being a child at a particularly laborious family picnic. Read more "Labor Day" - The Tribe
August 31, 2001
Before Survivor, there was The Tribe. Here’s Patrick Brennan with his review. Read more "The Tribe" - Sherman Brothers
August 30, 2001
It’s the anniversary this week of the premiere of Disney’s animated musical Mary Poppins, and Kevin Shortsleeve has some thoughts about the brothers who composed the score for that film. Read more "Sherman Brothers"