我國近六成中小學生睡眠不足 誰應爲此負責?

Over the past decade, more than 60 percent of primary and secondary school students in China have failed to regularly get enough sleep, with excessive homework and supplementary after-school classes getting in the way of their health, a recent report suggested.

最近一份報告數據顯示，在過去十年裏，我國超過6成的中小學生睡眠時間長期不足。作業負擔重，課外班多，阻礙了他們的健康。

According to the report, released by China Youth and Children Research Center (CYCRC)on Oct. 20, there are around 100 million sleep-deprived young people currently living in China.

這份由中國青少年研究中心10月20日發佈的統計數據顯示，當前中國睡眠不足的中小學生近1億人。

Copious homework assignments, more hours spent studying at school and increasing pressure to participate in supplementary after-school sessions are the main causes of sleep deprivation among Chinese students.

課外作業多、在校時間長以及參加校外輔導班的日益上升的壓力，是中小學睡眠不足的主要原因。

Despite efforts by the Chinese government to alleviate academic burden on students,primary and secondary school students are still overwhelmed by study stress.

雖然國家多年來大力推動減負，但中小學生的學業壓力很大程度上依然不堪重負。

On average, primary school students in China spend 8.1 hours at school per day, which exceeds the government-approved six hours. Middle school students spend an average of 11 hours perday at school, which is three hours more than the national standard.

我國小學生每天平均在校8.1小時，比國家規定最高時間6小時超出了2.1小時；初中生平均在校11.0小時，比國家規定最高時間8小時超出了3小時。

"The evaluation standards for teachers mainly focus on students' academic Performance and enrollment rate, so we have no choice but to deprive the students of their spare time," a teacher from No. 33 Middle School in Baotou, Inner Mongolia told the Xinhua News Agency during an interview.

包頭市第33中學一名高中教師在接受新華社採訪時表示："學校對教師評價主要看學生成績和升學率，因此我們除了剝奪學生的業餘時間別無選擇。"

"Primary and secondary school students are in a crucial period of physical development, and they should sleep around nine to ten hours per day. Sleep deprivation can lead to weakened immunity and memory, and can also hinder physical growth," said Wang Zan, a member of the China Sleep Research Society.

中國睡眠研究會常務委員王贊表示:"中小學生處於身體發育關鍵期，睡眠時間應保障在9至10小時。長期睡眠不足的後果就是免疫力和記憶力降低，甚至影響身體發育。"