To sleep, perchance to dream. As the celebrated bard has taught us, sleep is essential in determining dreams and dreams make us. It is a wonderful ability, the skill to dream.I truly believe that it is a part of the innate talent in man's creative abilities that ensures that he dreams. And dreams have led all of us on. The starry eyed hope that fresh dreams bring into our lives is a direct result of REM sleep.
REM or rapid eye movement ensures dreams and a deep,quality sleep that leads to intellectual development. I am mostly interested in education.Educating the child is important to an educationist.Most experts in sleep maintain that REM sleep is essential.Children should be allowed to sleep from 11pm to 7 am in the morning.That is when the deep REM sleep takes over.
Ye olde dictum of burning the midnight oil may not be such a good idea after all. This is so much a part of schooling that believes in habit formation that most teens are made to go through the grind of studying late at night.Next to junk food, this habit can also lead to obesity.The educational implications are also clear. Those who get their full dose of REM sleep, are more likely to achieve their educational dreams.
This also speaks volumes about the traditional approach of "early bed to and early to rise".Although i am not aware of research that proves the contrary is true most sleep researchers do insist that REM sleep is essential and is best in the wee morning hours.As children are told to improve their mathematical abilities daily we should also let them sleep.
In India ,traditional schooling has ensured that children get into habit formation mode by waking up early to please their elders and school authorities. Is it really beneficial? In my next post i will suggest a way out.Of course it is just a mere suggestion but many will find it useful.
Meanwhile the male sparrow returned with a pretty mate. He still dislikes my balcony ,preferring my neighbor's. I watched them frolick . This is one stud i truly appreciate and i hope that his progeny grows.
REM or rapid eye movement ensures dreams and a deep,quality sleep that leads to intellectual development. I am mostly interested in education.Educating the child is important to an educationist.Most experts in sleep maintain that REM sleep is essential.Children should be allowed to sleep from 11pm to 7 am in the morning.That is when the deep REM sleep takes over.
Ye olde dictum of burning the midnight oil may not be such a good idea after all. This is so much a part of schooling that believes in habit formation that most teens are made to go through the grind of studying late at night.Next to junk food, this habit can also lead to obesity.The educational implications are also clear. Those who get their full dose of REM sleep, are more likely to achieve their educational dreams.
This also speaks volumes about the traditional approach of "early bed to and early to rise".Although i am not aware of research that proves the contrary is true most sleep researchers do insist that REM sleep is essential and is best in the wee morning hours.As children are told to improve their mathematical abilities daily we should also let them sleep.
In India ,traditional schooling has ensured that children get into habit formation mode by waking up early to please their elders and school authorities. Is it really beneficial? In my next post i will suggest a way out.Of course it is just a mere suggestion but many will find it useful.
Meanwhile the male sparrow returned with a pretty mate. He still dislikes my balcony ,preferring my neighbor's. I watched them frolick . This is one stud i truly appreciate and i hope that his progeny grows.
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