During one point in every student’s life, they experience a pressure that makes them feel stressed out, or makes them unaware of what to do. In William Zinsser’s essay “College Pressures” he talks about the college pressures that college students face on a daily basis. Those pressures include economic, parental, self-induced, and financial (210). Zinsser explains that these pressures are normal, but learning how to “break the circle” of these pressures is all up to the student. Children are placed in school at a very early age. Some students enjoy going to school, because it is a place for them to be themselves learn new things; however some kids dread going to school for many reasons. Students in all grade levels encounter the pressures of
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Once students have the confidence in themselves to speak up and not be afraid, they will not have that fear of failing. The students who have the fear of failing need to understand that no one is correct 100 percent of the time and that people will make mistakes. Students are able to gain confidence by learning what their strengths and weaknesses are, and making small goals. If they understand what their strengths and weaknesses are, students will know where they can improve and what to ask for help on. Student’s can also gain confidence through creative activities. Nowadays, it is hard for students to express their creativity in school when the schools face budget cuts, and essentially eliminates all “unnecessary” programs. In an essay titled “The Sanctuary of School” written by Lynda Barry, she talks about how school for her was a sanctuary, and was a place for her to express her creative mind. She writes, “We all know that a good education system saves lives, but the people of this country are still told that cutting the budget for public schools is necessary, that poor salaries for teachers are all we can manage and that art, music, and all creative activities must be the first to go when times are lean”(650). Without these extra education programs, students are going to grow up in an environment with no creative drive, and it will be strictly educational. With these creative activities, Students are able to break the pressure of fitting in by accepting who they are as a person, and finding people who will accept them for who they
Once students have the confidence in themselves to speak up and not be afraid, they will not have that fear of failing. The students who have the fear of failing need to understand that no one is correct 100 percent of the time and that people will make mistakes. Students are able to gain confidence by learning what their strengths and weaknesses are, and making small goals. If they understand what their strengths and weaknesses are, students will know where they can improve and what to ask for help on. Student’s can also gain confidence through creative activities. Nowadays, it is hard for students to express their creativity in school when the schools face budget cuts, and essentially eliminates all “unnecessary” programs. In an essay titled “The Sanctuary of School” written by Lynda Barry, she talks about how school for her was a sanctuary, and was a place for her to express her creative mind. She writes, “We all know that a good education system saves lives, but the people of this country are still told that cutting the budget for public schools is necessary, that poor salaries for teachers are all we can manage and that art, music, and all creative activities must be the first to go when times are lean”(650). Without these extra education programs, students are going to grow up in an environment with no creative drive, and it will be strictly educational. With these creative activities, Students are able to break the pressure of fitting in by accepting who they are as a person, and finding people who will accept them for who they