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Children taking part in more than 17 hours of extracurricular activities like piano lessons could see their academic performance suffer. |
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A study has found that children who take part in more than 17 hours of extracurricular activities a week could be harming their educational prospects, the Daily Mail reports.
Parents hoping to raise rounded offspring by enrolling children in ballet classes or piano lessons may be exposing them to increased stress.
Instead of filling their children's free time with extracurricular pursuits, families have been urged to encourage an equal amount of "free play" as well.
Jennifer Fredricks, associate director of human development at Connecticut College, found that the positive effects of one to 13 hours of weekly extracurricular activities were clear in children's exam performance. But for students taking part in more than 17 hours of lessons, clubs and classes outside school, their grades and overall well-being notably dropped. (點(diǎn)擊《每日郵報(bào)》查看原文)
課外學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)多影響學(xué)業(yè)
??????? 據(jù)英國(guó)《每日郵報(bào)》報(bào)道,研究表明,每周參加課外活動(dòng)超過(guò)17小時(shí),會(huì)給孩子的學(xué)業(yè)帶來(lái)負(fù)面影響。
???????父母?jìng)儾煌5囟酱僮优ド习爬僬n、鋼琴課,希望培養(yǎng)他們成為興趣廣泛、有能力的人,這或許會(huì)給孩子們?cè)黾迂?fù)擔(dān)。
???????研究呼吁,孩子在空閑時(shí)間除了進(jìn)行課外學(xué)習(xí)以外,家長(zhǎng)也應(yīng)該讓孩子自由玩耍。
???????美國(guó)康涅狄格大學(xué)人類發(fā)展學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)珍妮弗·弗雷德里克斯表示,孩子們每周參加13小時(shí)的課外活動(dòng)對(duì)孩子們的學(xué)習(xí)是有益的,學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)會(huì)明顯提高;而每周參加17小時(shí)的課外學(xué)習(xí),則會(huì)影響他們的學(xué)習(xí),成績(jī)和整體幸福感會(huì)明顯下降。 |