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【社会人文】学生减负：是时候让孩子们做回自
But, they say, at least the added enrichment for their kids is good — and it keeps them out of trouble.
Turns out the overload of planned activities isn’t just hard on the parents, it’s not good for kids, either.
Our View — Time to let kids be kids
The Free Press
Parents of school-aged children often complain of their hectic days and evening, shuttling their kids to organized sports, after-school clubs, summer camps and countless other events.
But, they say, at least the added enrichment for their kids is good — and it keeps them out of trouble.
Turns out the overload of planned activities isn’t just hard on the parents, it’s not good for kids, either.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says the heavy structure in kids’ lives is depriving them of something vital — unstructured free time. The academy notes that creative development in children is spurred by down-time, when kids can dream and explore and must find ways to fill time on their own. Unorganized time also helps kids develop problem-solving and social skills.
The drive by parents to immerse even young children in all manner of activities comes in part from pressure they feel to have their kids succeed in high school and college.
It turns out the pressure society and parents put on young kids to do everything to get into a good college doesn’t just hurt children, it hurts teenagers who carry the burden to succeed into high school and college.
In a related study, the academy found an increasing rate of depression, anxiety and stress in teens’ lives as they try to juggle school, advanced placement classes, SAT-prep classes, extracurricular activities, volunteering, jobs and social lives.
This isn’t what well-intentioned parents had in mind.
Colleges could help change the trends by not leaning so heavily on SAT scores and loads of extracurricular activities when admitting students. Some colleges are doing better at looking deeper at other attributes of potential students, through personal interviews and other techniques.
Parents can do their parts by simply bringing more balance. Give children more playtime and let teens know that getting the perfect GPA and top SAT score isn’t going to be their key to happiness in life.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/editorials/local_story_283014417.html 认领了！ Our View — Time to let kids be kids
我们的观点－是时候让孩子作回自己了
The Free Press
减负
Parents of school-aged children often complain of their hectic days and evening, shuttling their kids to organized sports, after-school clubs, summer camps and countless other events.
学生们的家长常常抱怨他们自己繁忙的日日夜夜，整日地忙于孩子们的组织活动、课后俱乐部、夏令营和没完没了的其他事情
But, they say, at least the added enrichment for their kids is good — and it keeps them out of trouble.
但是，他们说至少额外的强化对他们的孩子是好事，这使得孩子们不怕挫折
Turns out the overload of planned activities isn’t just hard on the parents, it’s not good for kids, either.
事实证明超负荷的计划活动不仅仅表现为对家长的刻薄，对孩子也是不好的。
The American Academy of Pediatrics says the heavy structure in kids’ lives is depriving them of something vital — unstructured free time. The academy notes that creative development in children is spurred by down-time, when kids can dream and explore and must find ways to fill time on their own. Unorganized time also helps kids develop problem-solving and social skills.
美国儿科学会说孩子们生活中繁重的节奏正在剥夺他们那些充满活力的自由时间。学会注意到自由时间对孩子们创造性的培养具有刺激作用，当孩子们有时间做梦和探索时，他们一定能够自己找到合适的方法来度过自由时间。自由时间还能帮助培养孩子们解决问题的能力以及社交能力。
The drive by parents to immerse even young children in all manner of activities comes in part from pressure they feel to have their kids succeed in high school and college.
在父母的驱使下，即使是小孩子也整日沉浸于各种各样的活动中，父母亲的这种驱动力有一部分是来自于一种压力，这种压力是他们希望自己的孩子能够成功地度过将来的高中大学生活。
It turns out the pressure society and parents put on young kids to do everything to get into a good college doesn’t just hurt children, it hurts teenagers who carry the burden to succeed into high school and college.
社会压力以及父母们为了让孩子进入好大学而让他们做的很多事情，不仅仅伤害了孩子，同时也伤害了那些背负着要努力进入高中、大学重担的十几岁的学生们。
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