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An overwhelming majority of students at local high schools say school-related pressures cause them the most stress and that school officials don't do enough to help them cope, according to a survey prepared by a youth advisory committee to Rep. Mike Honda.
The survey findings are "scary," said KC Ham, an 18-year-old senior from Presentation High School in San Jose who is a member of Honda's committee, established to provide a youth perspective on national issues.
"A lot said they didn't have contact with or very little interest from counselors — and if they had it, it wasn't helping," Ham said. "That it wasn't working was sad and troubling."
Without proper help or understanding from adults, she said, teens "turn to a lot of different things to cope, and they're not usually the right things."
Drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, sleep problems, conflicts with parents and friends and, in extreme cases, suicide can all be linked to some kind of stress, Ham said.
The survey of 180 students found 75 percent attribute the stress they face from school-related activities and more than 60 percent said school officials don't take effective measures to deal with student stress. The survey also found that 68 percent claimed to know someone who has suffered serious consequences as a result of stress
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While I do believe that kids today are under a great deal of stress, I challenge the results of this survey. The "stress" may or may not be school-related.
What should schools do? Group therapy sessions? Individual counseling? Additional curriculum mandates? "Authentic Caring"
I would first ask the question what stress they are having.
social pressure - Are they stressing because they cant keep up with their friends? Too many people don't like them. To many people like them. Wrong clothes? Right parties?
or curriculum pressure- Are they to smart or dumb.
I would first ask the question what stress they are having.
social pressure - Are they stressing because they cant keep up with their friends? Too many people don't like them. To many people like them. Wrong clothes? Right parties?
or curriculum pressure- Are they to smart or dumb.
I'll take a wild guess that few high school students, CERTAINLY LESS THAN 75% are pressured by their curriculum. Based on what I've seen, I'd guess this number is 5% (max).
The other 70% are "pressured" by how many friends they have on facebook, how many nekkid pics of themselves they've posted, whose pot party they can go to during the weekend, whether or not they can display the Mexican Flag, and bring their Lesbian girlfriend to the prom.
i would let the kids know that now that they are getting older, ..... being a pussy is not the remedy to the problem, rather, its the cause.
I never understood how people get stressed over school. Of course in college I was always of the mindset that Id rather have a 3.2, stay social, and hang out with my fraternity brothers Friday through Sunday than have a 4.0, stay in my room every night, and do homework on the weekends. I can tell you what is stressful right now. Being a recent college graduate and trying to find gainful employment.
Group therapy and counseling could help some but a guarantee that some of these kids are so fucked up they get stressed about being stressed.
Pansy assed jackwagon kids.
Learing to fit in to the world is part of their education same as book learnin.
