英國小學(xué)教太極，幫助學(xué)生克服考試壓力

T’ai?Chi?is?being?taught?in?primary?schools?to?help?children?overcome?exam?stress
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The?Chinese?martial?art?is?used?as?a?way?to?calm?the?nerves?of?anxious?children?in?the?run-up?to?Sats.

Paul?White,?who?runs?Snap?Dragon?T’ai?Chi,?has?run?classes?in?the?Chinese?martial?art?at?hundreds?of?schools?in?Derbyshire,?Nottingham?and?South?Yorkshire.?“Children?are?under?pressure?from?parents,?they?pile?stuff?on?them.?But?if?they?are?anxious,?they?have?no?way?to?cope,?”?he?said.

T’ai?Chi?is?a?“more?fun?version?of?yoga”,?Mr?White?said,?adding?that?children?prefer?it?because?they?can?move?around?more.
A?study?by?Nuffield?Health?last?year?suggested?that?wellbeing?should?be?timetabled?alongside?English?and?maths.?The?recommendation?followed?on?from?a?two-year?pilot?scheme?in?which?a?dedicated?member?of?staff?was?assigned?to?teach children about mental health and wellbeing at an Oxfordshire secondary school.

The?Department?for?Education?has?announced?the?launch?of?a?two-year?research?project?in?schools,?where?children?will?be?taught?about?mindfulness,?breathing?exercises?and?relaxation?techniques.?

The?government?hopes?the?two-year?scheme?will?provide?useful?information?regarding?what?mental?health?practises?can?benefit?students?in?schools.