Sentences with phrase «much academic pressure»

Once I had a family whose parents were putting a bit too much academic pressure on their 11 - year old son.

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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.
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