
One of the greatest lies ever perpetuated about the teen years is that they're supposedly "the best years of your life." Ask any high schooler these days how he or she genuinely feels about this statement and the opposite sentiment might very well end up relayed instead. Every year, more and more pressures regarding classes, getting into the right college (or deciding if college is even the right choice), families, jobs, extracurricular activities, friends, relationships, and other stimuli just keep burbling away beneath their still-developing forms. Suffice it to say, this avalanche of stress hinders their progress and personalities far more than it helps, but many think they have no real alternative. Without persistently striving toward an unattainable perfection, students find themselves trapped between success or failure, with no "gray areas" in between. And the situation worsens every year, although there are plenty of things administrators, teachers, parents, and even the teens themselves can to do promote calmness and balance. Before that, though, they should understand exactly what's at stake when it comes to stress and anxiety in the high school classroom.
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