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Think Tank: Sleep
Haruka Matsunaga (uni student)
My experience with a lack of sleep
Japanese know that lack of sleep is dangerous. But, their sleeping time is very short. They think the
job or homework is more important than sleeping.
When I was a high school student, I was really sleepy everyday.
My high school teachers thought homework was more important than sleep. And, they thought
students would be able to achieve results by homework.
I told my teacher, “I couldn't
do the homework because I
was sleepy.” “ My teacher
said “That`s not a reason!”
I told my teacher, “I couldn't do the homework
because I was sleepy.” “ My teacher said “That`s not
a reason!” There was a lot of homework every day. So,
we had to cut down on sleep for homework.
We finished our homework – desperately.
But, we couldn`t focus on studying and on the classes.
One day, some classmates rebelled. They gave
priority to sleep. They didn`t finish the homework. Their test results went up! But people who didn`t
sleep because of homework got bad results.
I think jobs, classes and homework are important. But, I don`t think they are more important than
sleep. I couldn`t focus on studying and class when I was high school student. So I couldn`t understand
what I was studying and make good judgments. Sleep is the base of a healthy life.
Our minds and bodies need to get a good sleep. I know the importance of sleep, because I’ve
experienced what can go wrong. Sweet dreams.
Haruka Matsunaga is a third year student in the Dept. of
Intercultural Studies at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
in Sendai. Last year, in a presentation skills course, she
chose to present on “The Science of Sleep.”