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時差N小時:休息對學習的重要性
Yael: Hey Don, what was your favorite subject ingradeschool? Science, right?
雅艾爾： 嘿，唐，你在時喜歡的課程是哪一門？科學課，是嗎？
Don: I loved science, but my favorite part of schoolwas definitely recess.
唐： 我愛科學課，但我在學校喜歡的當然還是休息。
Yael: Really? I always thought of you as being a kind of studious kid.
雅艾爾： 真的嗎？我一直認為你是那種刻苦的孩子。
Don: Oh, I was. I loved learning. But recesswas the best. I don't really remember exactly what I learned in third grade, but I vividly remember running around outside during playtimes. And the thing is, recessis important for learning. Many studies have shown that taking breaks helps improve memoryand brain function. Whether its kids playing during recess or adults taking a coffee break at work, learning happens best when it's broken up into chunks instead of happening over one long, continuousperiod. Another way to put it is that during learning, the brain needsperiodicrests to replenishchemicals important for forming long-term memories.
唐： 啊，我很刻苦。我愛學習。但休息還是棒的。我不太記得我在三年級時學了什么，但是我真切地記得在課間時分到處亂跑的情形。事實是這樣，休息對于學習很重要。許多研究都證明課間休息會幫助記憶和改善大腦功。不論是對有課間休息的孩子們，還是對在工作期間能抽空喝杯咖啡的成人，間斷地學習才有效率，反之，長時間連續學習效率則不高。還有一種說法是，在學習中大腦需要周期性的休息以補充對形成長期記憶很重要的化學物質。
Yael: OK, but if taking breaks is so important, then why have so many elementaryschools shortened recessor gotten rid of it completely over the past decade?
雅艾爾： 好吧，但如果休息如此重要的話，那么在過去十年里為什么有那么多的縮短休息時間，甚至取消休息時間。
Don: Well, it's not because recessisn't valuablefor learning. Many schools are under pressureto reach certainperformancestandards in math and reading. So administrators often cut recess in order to cram in more instructionand class work. But that goes against the bulkof the scientific datathat suggest recess helps improve learning. Plus, not surprisingly, free play and physical activity have been shown to be good for kids' mental, social, and physical health.
唐： 嗯，這并不是因為休息對學習不重要。許多學校都面臨著較大的教學壓力，要求學生的數學和閱讀水平達到一定的標準。所以老師們經常拖課，以便讓學生死記硬背更多的課本知識。然而這卻違背了科學，大多數的數據證明休息有助于學習。而且，自由玩耍和體育活動更有助于學生的身心健康。
Yael: So schools should probably increase recesstime, not cut it.
雅艾爾： 這么說學校應該增加而不是縮短休息時間。
Don: That's true, according to science.
唐： 對，科學來講是這樣。
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