\yoga is a relaxing option for recess at our school\ by mia carvajal, hannah higgins, madison polino and kayla portigiano, newsday
\earlier this school year, a yoga room opened up in our school for the students to use as one of their options for a recess activity. we decided that we were going to test it out and see if it was good or not. we listened to relaxing music and did poses, such as sitting in lotus position and sun salutations. we all enjoyed it, and we have been going back to this fun recess activity ever since.
\we all rate it five smiles out of five, and think this is a calming and relating break to take in the middle of our hectic school days.\
article b
\effect of yoga on academic performance in relation to stress\ by amit kaus and neelam sharma, international journal of yoga
he findings of this study reveal that the students who practiced yoga for seven weeks performed better in overall academics than those students who did not experience yoga. the results are in tune with earlier studies, which found that meditation improves perception, attention, and cognition. other studies showed that yoga techniques are helpful in managing anxiety and increasing concentration.
article c
\why schools are banning yoga\ by alia wong, the atlantic
\in 2016, an elementary school in cobb county, georgia, became the subject of heated controversy after introducing a yoga program. parents objections to the yoga classes—on the grounds that they promoted a non-christian belief system—were vocal enough to compel the district to significantly curtail the program, removing the namaste greeting and the coloring-book exercises involving mandalas. a few years before that, a group of parents sued a san diego county school district on the grounds that its yoga program promoted eastern religions and disadvantaged children who opted out.\
what is a common theme or idea of all of these readings?
○ the readings all describe perspectives on the inclusion of yoga in school programs.
○ each of these readings discusses how students and parents feel about yoga in schools.

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\yoga is a relaxing option for recess at our school\ by mia carvajal, hannah higgins, madison polino and kayla portigiano, newsday
\earlier this school year, a yoga room opened up in our school for the students to use as one of their options for a recess activity. we decided that we were going to test it out and see if it was good or not. we listened to relaxing music and did poses, such as sitting in lotus position and sun salutations. we all enjoyed it, and we have been going back to this fun recess activity ever since.
\we all rate it five smiles out of five, and think this is a calming and relating break to take in the middle of our hectic school days.\
article b
\effect of yoga on academic performance in relation to stress\ by amit kaus and neelam sharma, international journal of yoga
	he findings of this study reveal that the students who practiced yoga for seven weeks performed better in overall academics than those students who did not experience yoga. the results are in tune with earlier studies, which found that meditation improves perception, attention, and cognition. other studies showed that yoga techniques are helpful in managing anxiety and increasing concentration.
article c
\why schools are banning yoga\ by alia wong, the atlantic
\in 2016, an elementary school in cobb county, georgia, became the subject of heated controversy after introducing a yoga program. parents objections to the yoga classes—on the grounds that they promoted a non-christian belief system—were vocal enough to compel the district to significantly curtail the program, removing the namaste greeting and the coloring-book exercises involving mandalas. a few years before that, a group of parents sued a san diego county school district on the grounds that its yoga program promoted eastern religions and disadvantaged children who opted out.\
what is a common theme or idea of all of these readings?
○ the readings all describe perspectives on the inclusion of yoga in school programs.
○ each of these readings discusses how students and parents feel about yoga in schools.

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# Brief Explanations:
- Analyze Article A: It's about students' positive experience with yoga as a recess activity in school.
- Analyze Article B: It's about the effect of yoga on students' academic performance (related to including yoga in school for academic benefits).
- Analyze Article C: It's about controversies around including yoga in school (due to religious concerns).
- Now check the options:
    - First option: "The readings all describe perspectives on the inclusion of yoga in school programs." Article A is about students' perspective on including yoga as recess, Article B on including yoga for academic improvement, Article C on perspective of parents opposing inclusion due to religion. So this fits.
    - Second option: "Each of these readings discusses how students and parents feel about yoga in schools." Article B is about academic performance, not about how students/parents feel. So this is incorrect.
# Answer: The readings all describe perspectives on the inclusion of yoga in school programs.

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