Are High School Students Being Worked Too Hard?

In some high schools students are forced to participate in more extracurricular activities to participate in the most difficult university preparatory course and strengthen college resumes.

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- Is it difficult for high school students to work? Is the pressure to success uncontrollable?

- Have you been overwhelmed by workload or expectations? Are you worried that other students are going ahead?

- How does your school measure success? How can I measure the success of high school students? Do you agree with Bruni's view? Today, many students need to "find the real passion, find freedom of independence, and find a space to confuse and bounce back?" why?

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As a college student, I will talk to high school students. Why argue the value of college education Why do students have to study hard at high school? What is the benefit obtained from the university? Compared to those who do not go on to college, what are the advantages of college graduates? You are looking for someone who likes sports different from yourself. A controversy about why your favorite sports are the best. Is it both fun and watching? Why is this a wonderful event? (Example: Explain why soccer is better than basketball, why baseball is better than soccer, why American football is better than football.)

Sports at school are very popular in Canada, but most are done at extra time (outside the classroom). Team sports have been highly valued since high school, but for many students, "school team" is more important for senior students. Students who are good at sports are often downgraded to "athletes" and suggest that they are too stupid or lazy to succeed at school. However, if the student's grade has not reached the required level, he may be banned from joining the team exercise (and he is constantly monitored) until the grade improves. High school sports is the center of school activities and ceremonies concerning university sports are also in high school.

In general it is believed that planning a university gives students more wishes and gives them reasons to work hard in high school. Unfortunately, this is not the case in many cases. For decades, working students believe that the results of high school will not affect future careers (Stinchcombe, 1965), but now many college students have this idea. In a survey of over 2,000 elderly people in 12 urban and suburban high schools, researchers believe that nearly 40% of university students have school efforts irrelevant to future occupations (Rosenbaum , 1998; Steinberg, 1996).

It is time to teach the children: if you do not go well in high school you will never work at the university (or at work)