Just before the biggest test of the year for Indiana school pupils, the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress, or ISTEP Plus, experts say kids should put their books away now and get some rest.

About 700,000 pupils in grades three through ten begin taking the exams today.

Educators recommend students don't stress out over the tests and instead get plenty of rest. The National Sleep Foundation recommends children ages five through 12 get ten to eleven hours of sleep a night, and teens should get nine hours.

Read

September 18, 2006 / category: Kids / link / comments (0)

Categories:

Leave a comment

Sponsors