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school stress

sorry i haven't blogged for awhile. hopefully, i'm back on track.

one reason i haven't written lately is that my own son has been struggling with stress and the demands that have been put upon him. i won't go into a lot of detail because it's personal and he'd kill me if he knew i was even writing this.

so what i will say is that he is in advanced classes in school and it's just been too much. he's a bright kid and has been committed to the heavy workload, but his limit has been hit. i think i've written about this before... i don't understand why schools/teachers give such a heavy work load to their students. it's like each teacher thinks that his/her class is the only one their student has. so they load up on the work like the kid has nothing better to do.

what about sports? what about other school activities such as drama or yearbook? what about work? what about church? what about a girl friend or boyfriend? what about friends? what about FAMILY? what about having a life?

how about giving the students a work load that makes them want to do the homework and projects and want to come to class each day. how about giving them something that encourages them to enjoy school. i think so many kids drop out just because they feel like they can't handle it all.

i'll write more tomorrow about some individual stories of kids i know. if you're a student, i'd love to hear your opinion on this subject.

I completely agree.

With the exception of a few gymnastics practices here and there, I don't play sports. I don't participate in many school activities, unless they are academic. Nothing creative (except for my blog). No boyfriend. I've got friends, of course, but rarely hang out with them. And most of the time, I'm too busy to spend time with family.

Meanwhile, my sister in college is having the time of her life. She's got so much free time between classes. The expectations that high school places on most kids are so unrealistic.

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