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    One Third of Korean Students Sleep in Class

    By Kang Shin-who
    Staff Reporter

    It's not a secret that many Korean students doze off during classes. But how serious is
    it? A survey by a Japanese institute says it's one in three.

    The Tokyo-based Japanese youth research center, a unit of the country's education
    ministry, surveyed a total of 6,173 high school students in Korea, Japan, China and the
    United States between June and November, last year.

    The survey found that 32.3 percent of Korean high schoolers nap during classes. Japan
    posted the highest ratio of 45.1 percent ― the figure was 20.8 percent in the U.S. and
    4.7 percent for China.

    Many Korean students study late at private tutoring institutes and tend to doze off at
    school.

    Education officials and experts also cite the deteriorating physical strength of Korea's
    younger generation and tedious teaching styles for the problem as well.

    ``Our students need to undertake huge workloads to advance to prestigious universities.


    Even after school, they have to stay up at late,'' said Park Hee-keun, director in charge
    of student health and safety at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

    He added that many youngsters are addicted to Internet and computer games, which is
    another reason behind the large number of students dozing off.

    The director suggested that each school activate sports clubs to boost the physical
    strength of the students.

    ``It is impossible for our students to remain awake in all their classes as they come to
    school by 7.30 a.m. and stay here until 10 p.m.,'' said a teacher at a foreign language
    high school in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

    `` I think the one-way teaching system is another reason why so many student nod off
    during the classes. We need more creative programs that they are interested in and
    teachers need to encourage more students to participate in class,'' she added.

    Korean and Japanese students are also less interested in lessons, according to the
    survey results.

    The ratio of proactive participation in classes was also much lower for Korean and
    Japan. While 16.3 percent of Korean students and 14.3 percent of Japanese students
    said they are trying to speak up during class, China and the U.S. saw much higher
    figures with 46.2 percent and 51 percent, respectively.
    Also, 23.7 percent of Korean students answered that they chat with their friends during
    lessons, while the figures stood at 64.2 percent in the U.S., 37.7 percent in Japan and
    10.4 percent in China.

    In addition, some 40 percent of Korean students prefer textbook-focused classes,


    compar5ed to 31.2 percent in the U.S., 64.9 percent in China and 71.4 percent in
    Japan.

    한국학생 3 명중 1 명 수업 중 잠자

    일본 한 연구소에 따르면 한국학생 3 명중 1 명꼴로 학교 수업 중 존다는 결과가 나왔다.

    이는 도쿄 소재 일본청소년연구소가 지난 6 월부터 11 월까지 한국, 중국, 일본, 미국의


    6,173 개의 고등학교를 대상으로 설문조사로 나타났다.

    조사에 의하면 32.3 퍼센트의 한국 고등학생들이 수업시간에 자는 것으로 나타났다.


    일본은 가장 높은 45.1 퍼센트, 미국은 20.8 퍼센트, 중국은 4.7 퍼센트로 나타났다.

    원인으로는 한국학생들이 늦게 까지 사교육기관에서 공부하느라 학교에서는 조는데


    교육전문가들은 한국학생들의 체력 저하와 지루한 교육방식 때문이라고 했다.

    교육부의 박희근씨는 학생들이 인터넷과 컴퓨터 게임에 중독되었기 때문이라고


    덧붙였다.

    박씨는 학생들의 체력을 위해 다양한 스포츠클럽 활성화를 건의했다.

    경기도 수원의 한 외국어 교사는 "학생들이 아침 7:30 에 등교해서 밤 10 시까지 학교에


    있으니 수업시간 중 졸지 않을 수 없다" 고 말했다.

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