Why Schools Shouldn T Put Students Under Pressure

Pressured Tests
Tiny black font goes across the screen a girl looks at the computer blankly nothing coming to mind on how the solve this problem. Her hands start shaking and tears well up in her eyes. Her grade depends on this test. If she fails her chances of getting into college goes out the window. The tiny black font looks back at her daring her to make a decision. She has no idea She thinks to herself why do schools do make students go through this torture. This happens to many students across the world and schools shouldn’t do this to any students. Schools shouldn’t be able to make kids perform under pressure, for two reasons when you put students under pressure they can’t do there best and in teenagers putting too much pressure on them can cause depression and other health problems. …show more content…
According to the article “Under Pressure; How Stress Affects Performance” which quotes a study done by Art Markman at the University of Texas says that “the NBA average average from the free-throw line drops to 72 percent when the shooter’s team is down by two points in the final minute, compared to a 76 percent average when the game doesn’t hinge on free throws. When players are down by one point the percentage drops to 69 percent(Szewczyk).” If these athletes who are the best of the best and have trained for years can’t handle the pressure. These athletes in high pressure situations can't do their best under pressure why do schools expect students to be able to. Why do schools expect student who are hormonal teenagers to handle pressure better that professional adult athletes. Also if students can’t do there best on these pressured test then are these test a true measure of any student's skill