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Are Your Students Sleep-Deprived?
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?
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
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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?