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Tag: Academics
Expectations Cause Stress
Parental academic ideas can cause students anguish.
Academic Expectations Can Stifle Dreams
How do parental expectations impact what students achieve?
Students Struggle to Write Standout Essays
Students spent a lot of time on their college application essays.
National Merit Names Semifinalists
Congratulations to all semifinalists from Southern California and around the country!
Sleeping Less Is Not Always Rewarding
Students’ sleeping in class is not an anomaly when looking at the students’ sleeping hours (survey data of seventy Asia Pacific International School (APIS) students and its faculty members). Average sleeping hour (ASH) of APIS students—5 hours—was three to four hours lower than recommended sleep requirements set up by Lewistown Hospital1—8.5~9.5 hours—and one hour…