Unfortunately, it has been an increase in the stress levels of many high school students. From the pressure of final exams up to playful extracurricular activities, plays a huge role in making this so. However, the question still remains, what can be done to assist in preventing stress to develop so consecutively in high school students? What should take place? The problems of high school stress in its students are very inclusive. Problems mostly spoken of are the ones that consist of having so many things to do and going on at one time. Between studying for a midterm and having to decide on what he or she may want to do for the rest of their life can most definitely act as a stressor for anyone. However, without a doubt high school is
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It is widely known that there are many different ways to solve any one problem. However, when it comes to the dilemma of juggling between midterms and long term life goals, it could be a necessity to not try and do it all at one time and do it so quickly. Taking ones’ time can act as a huge help in any situation, especially the ones mentioned previously. The stress of getting through high school and/or being new to it can also be prevented. It actually can be prevented beforehand and afterwards, but of course it is always better to catch it before. In a recent article by Katherine Kam “Coping with School Stress”, she tells about the signs of stress in students, and multiple different ways to cope with them before they take over. She goes on to say, “With teens, parents should watch for stress-related behaviors, like purposely cutting themselves, or expressions of despair or hopelessness, however casual the comments may sound” (Kam 33-36), which has proven to be very effective if done correctly. With time management being the last of the problems, it has many ways that it can be prevented, mended, repaired, and so on. When dealing with time, it is always important to choose it wisely. It, sometimes, can or could be useful for one to take some of that time and put it towards other things, something other than school or schoolwork, something that he or she can do to enjoy themselves and see that there is always …show more content…
In an article by Kyler Sumpter titled “Solutions for School Stress: Schedule the Workload Better”, he tells about how school and schoolwork is stressful, but he also tells about how it does not have to be as stressful if the workload is scheduled correctly, which is the big picture for each of the problems listed above. If each problem causing stress in school can be observed carefully and done in a scheduled time frame, a huge difference can and will be seen. However, Sumpter went on to say, “it is not all on the schools, though. Most of us are procrastinators and we leave all our work to the last minute. We need to start pacing ourselves and giving ourselves enough time to do our work. We need to learn better time management” (Sumter 39-42), which is very true. So to answer the question of what should take place in preventing or stopping stress in high school students, the answers are there, but it up is to that person to want to accept it and make value of
It is widely known that there are many different ways to solve any one problem. However, when it comes to the dilemma of juggling between midterms and long term life goals, it could be a necessity to not try and do it all at one time and do it so quickly. Taking ones’ time can act as a huge help in any situation, especially the ones mentioned previously. The stress of getting through high school and/or being new to it can also be prevented. It actually can be prevented beforehand and afterwards, but of course it is always better to catch it before. In a recent article by Katherine Kam “Coping with School Stress”, she tells about the signs of stress in students, and multiple different ways to cope with them before they take over. She goes on to say, “With teens, parents should watch for stress-related behaviors, like purposely cutting themselves, or expressions of despair or hopelessness, however casual the comments may sound” (Kam 33-36), which has proven to be very effective if done correctly. With time management being the last of the problems, it has many ways that it can be prevented, mended, repaired, and so on. When dealing with time, it is always important to choose it wisely. It, sometimes, can or could be useful for one to take some of that time and put it towards other things, something other than school or schoolwork, something that he or she can do to enjoy themselves and see that there is always …show more content…
In an article by Kyler Sumpter titled “Solutions for School Stress: Schedule the Workload Better”, he tells about how school and schoolwork is stressful, but he also tells about how it does not have to be as stressful if the workload is scheduled correctly, which is the big picture for each of the problems listed above. If each problem causing stress in school can be observed carefully and done in a scheduled time frame, a huge difference can and will be seen. However, Sumpter went on to say, “it is not all on the schools, though. Most of us are procrastinators and we leave all our work to the last minute. We need to start pacing ourselves and giving ourselves enough time to do our work. We need to learn better time management” (Sumter 39-42), which is very true. So to answer the question of what should take place in preventing or stopping stress in high school students, the answers are there, but it up is to that person to want to accept it and make value of