Studying in the Living Room or in Kid's Own Room

I'm thinking about that which is better for children to study, in the living room or in their own rooms.

Japanese TV programs sometimes talk about where is better for kids to study. They reported living rooms are better for kids’ results here.

My son has his room and 2 daughters have 1 room to be used by both of them.

They can study in their rooms but they study in the living room while listening to music with earphones by themselves.

Someone studies at the desk in the living room, the others lie down on the floor or sitting at the table.

We take off our shoes at the entrance, and we put on a rug on the heating floor in the living room. So it's very comfortable to lie down and easy to fall asleep there.

Especially, my older daughter, who is the 2nd grade in a Junior high school, sleeps well whenever I see her lie down there, though she will have the last important tests at the end of this grade a week later.

However, when I ask her if she are alright to keep sleeping, she will get very nervous and angry with me. And it's the best for her to find out she should study and prepare for the tests by herself. So I'm just watching her to do everyday.

I'd like to tell you some about school systems in Japan.

Our education is compulsory up to the end of a junior high school, unless parents (and kids) want a private one. And our schools start from April and finish March here.

So my older daughter can go up automatically by the end of next March, or 3rd grade of a junior high school. She will have to take entrance tests of high schools next year.

Private schools' tests are held in February and Public ones are in March.

People can decide on which schools' tests they will take according to their records.

She will have 1 year left to take tests. I expect her to start the engine someday and not to regret her goal, haha.

子どもの勉強する場所について、リビングが良いのか、自分の部屋が良いのかとテレビで議論されているのを耳にします。
私もどちらがいいのかなあって、わが子を見ながらよく思います。

うちは長男だけ一人部屋で、下の二人の女の子たちは、二人で大きめの部屋を使わせています。ところが、みんなリビングに集まって、各自ヘッドホンを付けながら、一人はリビングに置いてるパソコン机で、他の二人は寝転がってしたり、座卓で勉強したり・・・。

ところが、寝転がってやっている長女を見てると、よく寝ること、寝ること・・・。
今中二なんだけれど、学期末テストの一週間前だというのに、誘惑に勝てずお気に入りの曲を聴いてよく睡眠しています。
こちらが何か言うても、中二病にかかっている娘の気をいら立たせるだけだし、基本、自分で危機感を持って貰いたいという考え方なので、口にしません。
来年の受験に向けて、いつかはエンジンがかかってくれると信じているし、後悔だけはしないようにと願っています。

ま、床暖って気持ちが良いよねえ・・・寝たくなる理由はわかるんだけどね。