Is The Drive For Success Making Our Children Sick?

Studies show that over-working students can actually hurt their learning by wearing the students out. Everyone could still get the same amount of learning in that day. Teachers would be able to assign more homework and more projects because students would have extra time after school. Shorter school days would lead to healthier students. Because of the shortened school days, students would have more

     Truancy can occur among students if an open campus is accepted. If students have the privilege to leave school for fifty whole minutes on their own, then they have the freedom to not come back. It would break the trust between students and educators, and harsher rules would have to be enforced on the open campus rule. Numerous students who decide to ditch the remaining periods would

Credible testimonials are also given by psychologist as well as education professionals. In one case a college campus psychologist state, "I always know when finals are because the number of student patients I have will spike dramatically." This quote truly captures the effect of overworking has on the student psychi. The evidence is omnipresent with student, teacher, and medical professionals all supporting the athours

At a young age, we as a collective society have experienced the first-hand the struggles of attempting to be successful. We are told that excellence inevitably leads to success. We are told as children that one must go to college in order to be successful. As a result, children aspire to go to college only because we are told it is essential to be successful in life. The path to be a success is a stressful one and requires a great deal of work. There is too much homework, too many tests, and too much needless pressure is put upon the shoulders of young children by their parents. In her essay “Is the Drive for Success Making Our Children Sick?” Vicki Abeles argues and exposes the harmful effects of the drive for success. Abeles incorporates other ways to improve a child’s drive for success with consideration to the children’s health. One of her strategies for a healthier drive that would be beneficial and adopted by both college educators and fellow students is a limit on homework and weekend and holiday homework ban. Although a drive to be successful is essential for achieving excellence, limiting homework would be beneficial because it is less overwhelming for students, provokes less stress and

According to a U.S. News report, the top two schools in California are Whitney High School and Stockton Collegiate International Secondary School. When I looked over their schedules, I found that both of these schools follow a block schedule and, while it may seem like a distant goal, these schools represent the possible advancement of the LCHS district if given the opportunity to explore the block schedule. Dr. Nesa Sasser of the Hearst Newspaper, recently wrote an article about the benefits and downfalls of the block schedule. She wrote that, by starting a block period schedule, teachers will be able to plan lessons more effectively, connect with their students on a deeper level, and there will be better time management. During block periods, teachers become less limited in how they plan their lesson. They are able to go in depth about concepts that are important and are given time to give examples to further the students’ comprehension of these topics. Using these examples, teachers are then able to see where the class is falling short, and reteach confusing lessons, allowing for a greater understanding of the overall subject. By decreasing the amount of classes per day, students would then be able to focus on the homework they are given for their next classes, reducing the amount of homework they have to complete and the information that needs to be learned for that specific night. Students will also be able to go to sleep earlier, increasing overall health and focus during class, providing long term

Some students would probably just skip it. And it wouldn't be fair to the teachers to waste their time when no one will use that time wisely. And it wouldn't be fair to the students who actually need this extra time.

A student from OHS Andrew Anderson said “I work harder in my classes so I can have a longer lunch”. Students are motivated by PRIDE to get that longer lunch, who wouldn’t want a longer time to chat with friends and eat? Teenagers deserve some time of reward for getting good grades and working hard in their classes. In the long run the students will benefit because they work harder to get PRIDE.

Now to further our knowledge we took to online resources. Reading what other people thought effective time management skills helped us design a plan that could be formed to fit the needs of the individual. Being healthy does not just mean that one is in shape and eats right. Being healthy is an all-around healthy body, as well as mind. We believe if the faculty is able to form a habit to better scheduling their school schedule, they will be able to be more productive due to an increase on

Students need time away from their teachers and other students to relieve the stress of going to school everyday for so many weeks. Students need time of freedom, instead of their teachers instructing them through everything they do in the day. Students need time to make their own decisions instead of their teachers making them for

What’s a good way schools prevent academic burnout? Vacations. Each vacation for year round schools have 15 days with every 45 school days accomplished. If we compare them to our school’s vacations, year round students and teachers have an extra week of vacation before they go back to school, and this could be more healthier in the long run. In fact, Luke

According to a report from the New York City district, a school that received funds for longer days fared better on standardized tests. This school had seven percent more students scoring at or above grade level in reading, when two other schools had increases of five and six percent. In math, three percent of students scored at or above grade level in a school with a longer day, compared with one percent for a low performing school and an average of one percent for other schools (Brett 1). This information is one example of many studies that illustrate that long school days have a great positive impact on school performance. The main school goals are improving students’ knowledge and building different skills that will help them in the future. Therefore, if longer school days support these educational goals, people should be concerned about improving schools by lengthening the day.

I sometimes hear my peers remark that even a contagious ailment would not keep them home for fear of losing notes exclusive to in-class discussion, as this would mean ravaging their grades. Though it may seem unreasonable to assume missing school for even a day can damage one’s future, eighth grade students who missed just three days of

Vicki Abelesjan’s article “Is the Drive for Success Making Our Children Sick?” from The New York Times; asserts that schools and parents are putting more and more pressure on kids in their younger ages, causing them to develop anxiety and depression and health problems over time. Vicki Abelesjan elucidates this situation by informing the readers about the cold, hard evidence found when researching the possible reasons behind the growing problem, making it personal by using words like “we” and “I” and “suffering” to compel the readers to empathize with the victimized children, and inserting her own credibility and the credibility of others to emphasize her integrity and ability to be trusted. She stresses these things in order to compel teachers

If school board’s want their student’s to become not only physically, but mentally healthier, it could be solved by pushing back the school start time.

See what I mean, this weekend went by horribly slow. We really need to do something about a Three day weekend. Students would get more sleep. We have more time to prepare for a possible test the coming monday. We´d have more time to do homework that was maybe assigned over the weekend. We would have so much more time to spend with our friends and family. The teachers would get more time to prepare for lessons throughout the week.