Posted by
Arnie on Monday, June 18, 2007 10:50:39 AM
Duh, that’s part of what exams are for.
“More than one million students are facing unprecedented levels of stress because of pressure to do well in exams, the Government's testing watchdog has admitted.” “George Turnbull, the official "exams doctor" appointed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, said students were at risk of over-revising and warned that pushy parents were making the situation worse.” From the UK
These kids are in for a troubled life if stress is removed from school, from the process of taking exams. Just wait till they get into the workforce. “Hey boss, I’m feeling an anxiety attack coming. Cool down man. We were taught in school to work hard for ten minutes, then take a ten minute break.” “What do you mean I have to pay the rent every month?” “ You want me to drive between the lines?” Too much stress. Anxiety.
So, what do the educators do about it. They bring in psychologists to help the stressed out students.
“Psychologists say they face extra stress from schools seeking to improve their league table positions. More pupils are reporting symptoms of anxiety such as sleepless nights, eating disorders and panic attacks, they claim.”
That stuff is happening in the UK. Is this happening right here in American schools? You bet.
In Ohio, 2004. “
“Schools grapple with stress”In Seattle, 2005.
“WASL worries stress kids, schools”And here is the NEA
“Stress reduction guide for teachers…”
And here is a web site that concentrates on
”Pre School Stress Relief Project.” Get that, schools stress out the kids before they even get to school.
In the Virginia schools, an article came out this morning. Kids get stressed out because they cannot touch each other as touching is banned. How the heck can you play IT, if you can not touch. That's the whole purpose of playing IT, you've got to avoid being touched by dodging the person who is IT. But the kid who is IT does not want to be IT, so he/she has to touch another so that kid is IT. But you have to touch someone, and that relieves you from being IT. The kids can’t run and now they can’t touch. These kids we are raising are in for trouble. Educators? No, coddlers. OK, It's time for Americans to play touch, and go to a private school or better yet, home school your kids. School choice.
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All touching -- not only fighting or inappropriate touching -- is against the rules at Kilmer Middle School in Vienna. Hand-holding, handshakes and high-fives? Banned. The rule has been conveyed to students this way: "NO PHYSICAL CONTACT!!!!!"” What a bunch of wimps this next generation will become. Ok folks, we got to get serious about this. We’ve got to leave the border open forever. We need some bridges across the Rio.
We don’t want to stress out the children of the Mexicans coming here to go to our schools where stress is not allowed.