Once I had a family whose parents were putting a bit too
much academic pressure on their 11 - year old son.
Not exact matches
Kids are under so
much pressure to be an athlete and an
academic; play an instrument, take a minimum of one AP class, and volunteer.
Not only are there social
pressures and additional obligations such as sports or after - school jobs, but the
academic requirements are
much more rigorous than previous years.
With so
much pressure to achieve exceptional
academic results, it's easy to lose sight of the long - term effects of too
much stress and
pressure related to work.
«Principals are under so
much pressure to create a school culture that promotes
academic excellence,» said a principal who asked to remain anonymous.
Some of the root causes debated by MP's were the clear link to children's online habits which are keeping them isolated, sleep deprived and stuck in a dependence mode with low self - esteem, low self - confidence and fear of failing; along with too
much pressure from a young age to pursue high
academic standards; frequent cyberbullying and sexting; increased obsession with body awareness; and lack of skills that prepare children for life - such as resilience, within the curriculum.
Leaders must deal with everything from overstretched budgets to mediocre teachers to unruly (and potentially dangerous) students, not to mention heavy
pressure to boost
academic results (without, of course, «teaching to the test,»
much less engaging in even more dubious practices).
The AFT had always backed tough disciplinary standards (which was clearly in the self - interest of teachers), but the new focus on
academics would require
much more of, and place greater
pressure on, rank - and - file teachers.
But as times changed and more
pressure was put on
academic performance I did not focus
much time on this.
I wish I could teach social and emotional skills, but there's too
much pressure to teach
academics — I just don't have time!
As long as it remains so, traditional public schools are unlikely to feel
much pressure from charter schools to improve their
academic performance.
When peer review makes it easier to publish results that are in line with mainstream beliefs, and harder or impossible to publish results that are outside of mainstream beliefs, this pretty
much guarantees the findings that that will be published, given the
academic pressure to publish.