Are Your Students Sleep-Deprived?
An ethnic minority student looks on as his classmates take an afternoon nap in their classroom at a primary school in Wensu county, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2012. The Chinese characters on the blackboard read, “Three ‘Cannot leave’: Minorities cannot leave the Han nationality, the Han nationality cannot leave minorities, minorities cannot leave each other”. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA – Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA – RTR32S4O
A new international study concludes that western countries have the most sleep-deprived children. Parents and teachers: Have you found that your students’ lack of sleep correlates to their performance in the classroom?
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