New research is breaking the old paradigm that people who do sleep in school don’t learn in schools. It turns out that these people who are accused of dozing in class actually learn better by having that little snooze. According to a recent study a little nap is good for consolidating memory.
Pay attention; those words rang oh true for so many students who were caught dozing off in the classroom. Young students were punished for sleeping in the classroom. Parents were called to the school or notes sent home saying the child was inattentive and many parents were told they were not parenting properly. These kids needed to get more sleep at home, to go to bed at a decent hour, and it was the parent’s responsibility to make sure this was done.
The current feeling is that lack of sleep prevents students from learning. Now there is new research which may change the thinking of a lot of professionals, psychologists and educators alike. Some researchers at the University of Notre Dame maintain that a short nap after learning may actually enhance new learning.
The psychologist and her team studied university students who maintained at least six hours of sleep each night. They were tested on their ability to recall facts and events (declarative memory) and their ability to remember world facts (semantic memory). The results showed that they scored better after a fresh night’s sleep then they did when tested after being awake all day. They also found that students remembered the material easier directly after having a short nap…
Author: Dr. Harmander Singh
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