SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT

Eat Sleep Work Move

In today’s fast-paced world, kids seldom get enough sleep - and there are serious consequences, according to this article: depression, obesity, car accidents, and low grades to name a few. So perhaps bus pick-up times of 7:00 am are not such a good idea.

Another interesting article outlines some sensible things that can be done to improve student performance, above and beyond good teaching and curriculum. They are:

• Cultivation of the attitude that brain function can be improved by determination and hard work
• At least eight or nine hours of sleep every night (a theme may be emerging here)
• A high-protein breakfast
• Daily exercise

Basically, kids should just listen to their moms. But we already knew that…...