academic woes
is school too tough for today's teens?
i'm sure you'll get different answers depending on who you ask. but generally, i think most kids will say "yes" and most parents would say "no."
i read the thinker's blog today. she is gearing up for finals and wondering how she's going to be able to get through all of them. i've heard some of the same sentiments from students that i know personally. finals seem to be one of the most stressful times during the school year. some students don't handle the stress well and they know that, so, they don't do well on the finals just because they are so stressed out about them.
i have a young friend who just dropped out of his public school and has chosen instead to be home schooled. he couldn't handle the pressure any longer. granted, his personality type was one where he didn't deal well with pressure and he was in a rigorous academic program. so his is an extreme case and he is still planning to get his high school dipoloma.
some statistics say that 1 out of every 3 students drop out of high school before graduation. that's incredible. of course, there's many reasons why a student may drop out, but i can't help but wonder how much of an issue the rigors of academia really is.
i'm sure you'll get different answers depending on who you ask. but generally, i think most kids will say "yes" and most parents would say "no."
i read the thinker's blog today. she is gearing up for finals and wondering how she's going to be able to get through all of them. i've heard some of the same sentiments from students that i know personally. finals seem to be one of the most stressful times during the school year. some students don't handle the stress well and they know that, so, they don't do well on the finals just because they are so stressed out about them.
i have a young friend who just dropped out of his public school and has chosen instead to be home schooled. he couldn't handle the pressure any longer. granted, his personality type was one where he didn't deal well with pressure and he was in a rigorous academic program. so his is an extreme case and he is still planning to get his high school dipoloma.
some statistics say that 1 out of every 3 students drop out of high school before graduation. that's incredible. of course, there's many reasons why a student may drop out, but i can't help but wonder how much of an issue the rigors of academia really is.
From my experience with my kids, one of them is very academic and thrives in it. She has a significant amount of stress.
My other child is very non-academic. He gets decent grades, but intentionally does not seek anything with academic stress.
My daughter walks towards the stress, my son walks (runs) away from it.
I think the real problem for kids in this area are those who cannot escape the stress. They want or need high end classes, yet they do not want the stress.
Are classes harder nowadays? Yes and no. For those who want it, I think they can exceed the highest education of their parents. And for those who don't want it, I think they can learn less than their parent did.
Posted by
Steve |
11:19 PM
I kind of agree with Steve. I guess most of this stress was brought on myself. Some of it, not so much. Some teachers are just crazy in thinking that their class is the only class you have and therefore it is their right to give you hours and hours of homework. It all depends on the school and the student.
Posted by
thethinker |
10:13 AM
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