"I like drawing and reading novels," said Chen Nuan, a final year junior high school student in Yangjingjuyuan experimental school.

The young are surfing the internet under the guide of the teacher.[File photo]

"I like to spend some time on the Internet, but that is not all my life is about," she said. "I'd rather spend more time practicing my drawing, because I want to study fashion design in the future."

Chen also said she used to visit her grandmother regularly together with her parents, but she has not done so for a while because of the increasingly pressures of study.

However, many teenagers still resist spending time with their parents and family in these ways.

"I don't want to talk to them," said Wang Jingying, a first year high school student in Shanghai's Changning district. "I can't communicate with them effectively."

Wang said she has also been feeling a lot of pressure since she entered the high school last year.

"I don't have enough time to digest the content of my classes," she said.

"My schedule is full from Monday to Sunday."