The Causes Of School-Induced Stress Among Students

With over 2600 students in grades 9-12, and a caseload of 400+, maintaining and developing socially, emotionally, and balanced students can be a challenge when student abilities do not always match the expectations of stakeholders. Though my school is diverse, socioeconomic status is a contributing factor when it comes to expectations, college admittance, and overall student success. Socioeconomic status increases stress because parents expect their child to get into a top university, and many are not open to a community college, even if that is what would be best for the student. For these reasons, I have identified stress and anxiety as the identified critical need. Of last year’s graduating class, 92% attended a college or university, with 63% of those attending a four-year institution. In addition, our school administered over 550 Advanced Placement (AP) exams to 10th–12th

All parents want to see their kids succeed in school. However, by the time a student graduates they will then feel a sudden urge of relief after have encountered a significant amount of pressure throughout their high school years. The pressure is not only received by the school, but by society and the parents as well. Several students have experienced staying up long nights to finish homework, a loss of interest in a hobby, or an academic burnout at one point. It is common sense for one to say that school is not easy. Between trying to manage homework from all of their classes, studying for multiple different tests at once, and trying to maintain a decent social life, school can become very stressful for a young person. Too much pressure should not be put on high school students because it can lead to academic failure, truancy, and depression.

“49 percent of students reported feeling “a great deal of stress” on a daily basis. Half reported doing three or more hours of homework per night, and 26 percent noted that they had been diagnosed with depression” (Ossola, 1). With all that is expected of students in school, some rules she be changed to reduce these crazy issues. If schools would reduce homework, start school later, changed dress codes, and extend lunches, student would thrive and succeed more in school.

In this day and age, due to heavy homework loads, difficult classes, high maintenance social lives, and extracurricular activities, students can experience exceeding levels of stress during the school year. As the 2017-2018 school year starts, teenagers everywhere are coming to the realization that school has started and it’s time to learn again. School has reached a point where it is fundamentally a job, and a teen balancing all aspects of their lives can be tremendously difficult. Whether it’s not getting enough sleep, not completing classwork, or being under constant pressure to do well, students all around the world deal with the hardships school brings.

Was high school the best years of your life? Many people say that it was for them; however, it seems to be more stressful for this generation. In today’s society, it’s grueling to manage the full time challenges and stress of being a student in high school. More often than not students are dreading to get out of bed and come to the classroom. There are some deeper reasons for this lack of motivation rather than just being lazy. Some of the key problems for high school students are social anxiety, ostracism, and depression. These issues caused by attending high school are commonly not recognized and need to be addressed.

Nowadays there are so many problem in the schools of America. The biggest problem school faces is stress. Stress is a state of mental emotional strain or tension on the brain or body. One of the ways kids usually get stressed is from homework. Teachers today assign about one homework sheet for each class which means we get at least seven items of homework to take home a day. Another area of stress for students is grades. Students feel a lot of pressure from their parents and teachers to get good grades. If students don’t get passing grades, they have to redo the classes and this is very stressful. Finally, kids feel stressed because of all the pressure they get on the end of trimester or semester, all the teachers telling if you don’t

One of the biggest lies ever said about teen years is that they’re “the best years of your life.” If you were to ask any high schooler in today’s world how he/she feels about that phrase, they may think the exact opposite. Education dates back to the earliest human life. The American Education System offers a cosmic field of choices for all students. With so many choices, students get to choose different subjects. With all those different subjects, students become busy with a lot of classwork and/or homework, thus creating stress on students. Students who are stressed by school work, such as testing, studying, and homework, should be given less to do, because it would improve student’s energy and relaxation.

One of the most common issues that affect college students on campus are mental health conditions, such as stress, anxiety, and depression. In fact, the American College Health Association concluded that almost half of the participants in their 2009 study met the criteria for having a mental disorder (American College Health Association, 2009; as cited by Demyan & Anderson, 2012). The high stress environment that colleges and universities provide students with can lead to unhealthy behaviors that can affect class performance and can allow preexisting mental health conditions to get worse. A student going through a mental health crisis may lose their drive to do well in school, lose their desire to socialize with their friends and peers, and lose their motivation to attend class (Brandy, 2011).

In 2011, a nationwide survey was taken of college students at 2 and 4 year institutions and found that 30 percent of college students reported feeling "so depressed that it was difficult to function” (“Depression and College Students”). Another survey was conducted by the American Psychological Assocation, and it found that 1,018 teenagers aged 13-17 had reported being overwhelmed or depressed due to high stress levels. Many American teens have reported that they do not know how to handle or cope with all the additional stress from school in the “Stress in America” survey. They are so swamped in work that it is beginning to affect their performance at school. 83% of teens said school was “a somewhat or significant source of stress”, 27% reported “extreme stress” during the school year, and 10% believed that this stress had a negative effect

Due to society’s emphasis on success and the pressures of today’s world, adolescent stress is on the rise. Given the greater demands and increasing levels of stress on students, it is apparent that school counseling professionals need to concern themselves and address the issue of adolescent stress in our schools. Many adults underestimate the amount of stress experienced by adolescents. In a study conducted by in 1985, Schmitz & Hipp found that 21% of adolescents reported feeling under stress or pressure “most or all of the time” with rates increasing each year from sixth to 12th grade. In a recent survey conducted in 2014 by the American Psychological Association, teens reported that during the school year “their stress level is higher than levels reported by adults in the past month, and far exceeds what they believe to be

The high standards of students are unreasonable. It increases stress levels which affect our mental health, physical capabilities, and social life. Chronic levels of stress can lead to depression, anxiety disorders, and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). An average teen’s stress level is 5.8/10, as opposed to an adult’s, which is 5.1/10. Furthermore, 30% of teens are sad or depressed because of stress, 31% are overwhelmed because of it, 23% have skipped meals, and 34% expect their stress levels to rise in the near future. Stress can also affect your nervous reactions,

If you’re in school or remember when you were, you probably know or remember the stress, anxiety and the constant overwhelming feeling of compiling, remembering and trying to complete all the tasks on your “to-do list”. The problem still persists today, but input from students, teachers, parents, and counselors are having medical professionals worried. Not just about the ability to perform academically but for the well-being of the students. Schools are creating a stressful environment for America’s teenagers that is proving to take a negative toll on them.

Stress is a key factor when going into something that is such a big portion of one’s grade in school and causes them to feel this emotion at all times. In the article “Students under Stress” it discusses how the work load has doubled over the past 20 years and will continue on increasing as time goes on. Students are spending too much time on school work and often times this is affecting their relationships and attitudes at home as well. There was a poll taken that asked US parents, ‘Should Students Be Pushed Harder’ and about 56% stated that they are putting too little of pressure on their children to do better in school and that they should be pushing their children to do even better. In response to this, the article talked about how much pressure students put on themselves that causes them more stress than the pressure that their own parents ever put on them (Clemmitt). When a student is under stress, this takes a toll on their life at home. The student may not see this, but when they are stressed, they often seem to take it out on their family members and cause them to start problems that shouldn’t have been started in the first place. Students will often lash out when under stress and parents don’t deserve that when trying to help their children out. But, the students can’t seem to help this because of how much pressure is being put on them by themselves to do good in school and ace all of their tests to make their parents proud of them. Stress will always be there when taking school into consideration; but, it’s what teachers and the administration are going to do to try and eliminate some of this stress for their students to create a healthier lifestyle for

This film is about stress levels in students lives. It was about the pressures of balancing homework, studying, sports, extracurricular activities, and family life. It chronicled elementary age students, high-school students, and a couple of college students.

Stress is a normal part of life for many high school students. The school year is full of stressful situations and events. There are many different causes of stress, from homework to sporting events. Between retain good grades and teachers like Mr. Gibbons, some students feel like they can never seem to catch a break. However, very few of them know that their personality is a leading factor in their stress. Depending on the type of personality they are, their stress level could be higher or lower (Dumitru & Cozman 2012).