Saving our students sight
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="nowtake">nowtake</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearsightedness">nearsightedness</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="medically">medically</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="myopia">myopia</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="schoolwork">schoolwork</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="straining">straining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroomtook">classroomtook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>.</p><p><span word="Complicating">Complicating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="ventured">ventured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="carbohydrates">carbohydrates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="KFC">KFC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>.</p><p><span word="Appreciating">Appreciating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="myopia">myopia</span>.</p>
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