How important is play time during school?

How much should kids play in school? Does that just mean more recess?

These are the kinds of questions Tony Pellegrini, retired University of Minnesota professor of educational psychology, spent his career studying.

He joined MPR News' Tom Weber to discuss the latest research on play in human development and education.

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