Head of the Institute, Anthony Collins, emphasises how alarming these findings are, “Pupils are in an especially critical phase of their development so they really do need every minute of sleep. After all, they are expected to stick to an ambitious schedule outside of school, with such time-consuming activities as excessively playing computer games every night, practicing something called ‘hanging out’ with friends or gaining expertise in private studies of pornography. Of course, this busy lifestyle leaves little time to relax.”
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Collins points out that, “There are a few easy tricks for teachers: for example, you could speak about plate tectonics for an hour, or have someone read a longer passage (say, one sentence) of ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’. Your pupils will thank you for it.”
dan; picture above: © Karramba Production - Fotolia.com> first published 2018-04-09
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