A primary school in Wuhan has come up with an “ingenious” method for combating Myopia, commonly referred to as nearsightedness. In order to stop children reading books with their faces against the page, a bar has been fitted to every desk, which prevents students getting too close to their books.
From the pictures, other uses for the bright orange bars include chin rest (we all need one of those), strangling devices (probably not so good in the hands of children), and a useful head rest if you have to appear like you are awake (now that's what we are talking about – if only they were fitted with pillows).
Source: sohu.com
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Keywords: School Customizes Desks to Combat Nearsightedness
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myopia can be a hereditary condition, so all this will do is make it worse. It can also be caused/increased by poor lighting, over-use of electronic equipment and the small print in the books used: (my local friends tell me the print can be very small) and poor diet. This sort of thing on a desk is unhelpful for improving eyesight.
Mar 13, 2014 19:52 Report Abuse
I read a longer story about this on ChinaSmack. Apparently, statistics show that there's a real myopia outbreak in this country. Up to 80% when kids enter uni. I just wish they'd revise the oppressive teaching regime (which encourages kids to 'look busy' nose-down in their books) rather than combating symptoms like this.
Mar 13, 2014 21:45 Report Abuse
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