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Chinese high school students have the
longest study hours compared to their peers (同龄人) in Japan, the US and the
Republic of Korea, a survey conducted by the four countries said.
The survey, released by the China Youth and
Children Research Center (CYCRC) on Monday, was jointly conducted with
institutions in the four countries in September—October of 2008. It covers
nearly 4, 000 students in senior high schools and vocational high schools in
the four countries.
About 78.3 percent of Chinese students said
they spend more than eight hours at school and 56.7 percent said they study at
least two more hours each day at home. By contrast, only 24.7 percent of their
peers in the US, 20.5 percent in Japan and 15.4 percent in Korea study more
than two hours after school.
Around 60 percent of all students surveyed
said their burden for studies was the heaviest; however, the Japanese felt
their burden was the worst with respondents (应答者) reaching 79.2 percent.
Among the five biggest headaches for young
people in the four countries were: over—scheduling ranked first, followed by a
boring leisure life, unsatisfied appearance, little time for exercise and
making friends, and no spare money.
"Moderate (适度的) study pressure can better drive students to develop, however, too
much will squeeze (挤) their development space, and can
even cause harm to their physical and psychological health," the survey
said.
"Balancing their studies and all-round
development is a very important task," it said.
