In the article, Is the Drive for Success Making Our Children Sick? By Vicki Abeles exposes how teenagers and now younger children are pushing themselves to be successful but causing them to be stressed. Stuart Slavin, a pediatrician, and professor who studied at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Slavin was unprepared for the results from Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif. He had anonymously surveyed two-thirds of Irvington’s students. He used the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. 54 % of students showed symptoms of depression. Even more alarming, 80% showed symptoms of anxiety. What Dr. Slavin saw was a small view point in the nationwide epidemic of school-related stress.
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By Vicki Abeles it made me think that the schools put so much stress on children. Schools have to teach kids and have to give homework and some kids don't know how to time manage but the stress that kids have because of school is shocking. For most people, they have things going on after school. Like let's say marching band, they have practice Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and competitions Saturday. They have to time manage. Let's say they have to write a PLN, like this one, and they are due on Friday's at 7am, they have Tuesday and Thursday after school. On MWF most students don't have time to do homework because of how late it gets out or other things, like showering and dinner. Students at Arapahoe probably feel stressed about school and other things in their life. Schools need to cut down on the way that they put stress on the child. Arapahoe helps students if they are struggling, some other schools don't and it's sad that schools don't care about their students. In addition, 1 out of 3 children are stressed that drove them to sadness or depression is shocking. Students can underestimate homework and things like that but 1/3 led to sadness or depression is guilt wrenching to think about. Also, now that elementary school students are stressed about school is alarming. Elementary was so easy and it's meant to be but now young children are worrying about homework and stressing about the 1st grade is sad to think about. Schools should rethink how to not put so much stress on children and young
By Vicki Abeles it made me think that the schools put so much stress on children. Schools have to teach kids and have to give homework and some kids don't know how to time manage but the stress that kids have because of school is shocking. For most people, they have things going on after school. Like let's say marching band, they have practice Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and competitions Saturday. They have to time manage. Let's say they have to write a PLN, like this one, and they are due on Friday's at 7am, they have Tuesday and Thursday after school. On MWF most students don't have time to do homework because of how late it gets out or other things, like showering and dinner. Students at Arapahoe probably feel stressed about school and other things in their life. Schools need to cut down on the way that they put stress on the child. Arapahoe helps students if they are struggling, some other schools don't and it's sad that schools don't care about their students. In addition, 1 out of 3 children are stressed that drove them to sadness or depression is shocking. Students can underestimate homework and things like that but 1/3 led to sadness or depression is guilt wrenching to think about. Also, now that elementary school students are stressed about school is alarming. Elementary was so easy and it's meant to be but now young children are worrying about homework and stressing about the 1st grade is sad to think about. Schools should rethink how to not put so much stress on children and young