TIMEasia Magazine: Asia's Overscheduled Kids

JEAN CHUNG / ONASIA FOR TIME

The Trouble with Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency

Indonesia's Perilous Skies
As rescuers continue the search for a downed Indonesian airliner, some say the country's aviation industry has grown too far, too fast

Can the Afghans Defend Themselves?
As in Iraq, an exit strategy for foreign troops depends on building up the Afghan army. But recruiting new soldiers is growing more difficult

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Photo Essay: A Student's Life
Following a Hong Kong kid

Photo Essay: The Next Generation
Checking in on a Beijing kindergarten

Photo Essay: Schools Apart
Emphasizing alternative approaches to learning

The Price of Excellence
Raising the leaders of tomorrow can be a costly proposition

Interactive Quiz
How stressed is your kid?

Asia's Overscheduled Kids
Forget about playtime. Children today are caught up in an endless race of extra tuition sessions, tennis classes, piano lessons, late-night homework and much, much more. Are we preparing them for success or overloading them with stress?

Back to the Books
Fixing Asia's schools
[04/15/2002]

Superkids!
Asia's Child Prodigies
[02/17/2003]

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FROM THE MARCH 27, 2006 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006