I find this fascinating.

[emeraldkity4]

<p>Not saying my kids didn’t ever have homework sessions after 10 pm, that was a fact of life along with rehearsals/practices that go till 9. ( along with baking till midnight- why don’t they remember till after dinner that they have a bake sale in the morning?)</p>

<p>*On a wet Wednesday evening in Seoul, six government employees gather at the office to prepare for a late-night patrol. The mission is as simple as it is counterintuitive: to find children who are studying after 10 p.m. And stop them.</p>

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Chinese families have been hiring test-prep tutors since the 7th century. Modern-day South Korea has taken this competition to new extremes. In 2010, 74% of all students engaged in some kind of private after-school instruction, sometimes called shadow education, at an average cost of $2,600 per student for the year. There are more private instructors in South Korea than there are schoolteachers, and the most popular of them make millions of dollars a year from online and in-person classes. When Singapore’s Education Minister was asked last year about his nation’s reliance on private tutoring, he found one reason for hope: “We’re not as bad as the Koreans.”

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<p>Read more: [South</a> Korea: Kids, Stop Studying So Hard! - TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2094427,00.html#ixzz1ZYi6F6Fv]South”>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2094427,00.html#ixzz1ZYi6F6Fv)</p>

[BunsenBurner]

<p>I think Korea gets it.</p>

<p>[Lack</a> of Sleep for Teens Linked to Risky Behavior](<a href=“http://teens.webmd.com/news/20110927/lack-of-sleep-for-teens-linked-to-risky-behavior]Lack”>Teen Health Center: Information on Teen)</p>

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Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep on school nights may be more likely to take risks with their health.</p>

<p>A new CDC study shows high school students who sleep less than eight hours on school nights are more likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, seriously consider suicide, and engage in a variety of other risky behaviors.</p>

<p>The study showed that more than two-thirds of high school students did not get at least eight hours of sleep on school nights. Students who did not get enough sleep were more likely to engage in at least 10 different risky behaviors than students who got enough sleep.</p>

<p>The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep for children aged 10 to17.</p>

<p>Researchers say it’s the first large-scale study to link lack of sleep to risky behavior. They say chronic lack of sleep may decrease teens’ ability to comprehend the consequences of risky behavior and increase their susceptibility to peer pressure.

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<p>“…why don’t they remember till after dinner that they have a bake sale in the morning?” LOL. Been there.</p>

[VeryHappy]

<p>Or remember until Sunday at 6:00 PM that they need a navy blue blazer for the orchestra concert on Monday night?</p>

[Joan52]

<p>Or remember until 10 PM that they need one strawberry and a kiwi for AP Bio in the morning - first period. Fortunately, there’s a market on the way to the school</p>

[jym626]

<p>Or remember the night before that they need to bring in 5 dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies for a teacher appreciation event.</p>

[spideygirl]

<p>Wow - that study linking a lack of sleep with risky behavior should be its own thread. Good information to get out.</p>

[VeryHappy]

<p>Is it lack of sleep that makes them forget important things until two hours before they’re due? Or is it another cause?</p>

[limabeans]

<p>My college kid says he gets “enough” sleep, but that he’s reallocates it. Goes to sleep from 6:00am to 11:00am (5 hours) and then from 5:00pm to 8:00 (3 hours). I say that’s unhealthy, but isn’t it?</p>

<p>He’s not one who does all those other behaviors, (no alcohol, drugs, fights, cigarettes, etc.) but he does fit with this: Teens who didn’t get enough sleep were also more likely to drink soda, be physically inactive, and use a computer for three or more hours per day.</p>

[cartera45]

<p>There are some studies that say you need 7-8 continuous hours of sleep and that it is not the same to piece it together during the day.</p>

[rockymtnhigh]

<p>‘i need a photo of when i was like 3 to bring tomorrow that looks good’ this happened to me twice at like midnight the night before for like some yearbook or important study of family. frequently i was the one with lack of sleep more than they were</p>

[lololu]

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Or remember until Sunday at 6:00 PM that they need a navy blue blazer for the orchestra concert on Monday night?

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<p>This is why Target opens at 7 in the morning. I cannot tell you the number of times I have been in line at Target at 7:03 with a kid who just has to have “a kiwi, a strawberry and a navy blue blazer” for first period.</p>

[sk8rmom]

<p>I’m fascinated by a country who has managed to transform their educational system, and economy, by recognizing that there simply is no “one size fits all” method for educating children and that it really does take a village, or maybe a whole country, to get it right. I bet few parents are stressing about kiwis and blazers in Finland!</p>

<p>[Why</a> Are Finland’s Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine](<a href=“http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Successful.html]Why”>http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Successful.html)</p>