Students are stressed more than ever

By Kendall Vaughn

Reporter

Every year, according to dosomething.org, over 1.2 million students in the US dropped out of high school and sources from collegeatlas.org said that 30 percent of freshman college students have dropped out by the first year.

Kids in the US are typically in school for 14 years if you are counting from preschool to senior year of highschool. By 2027, it's predicted by nced.ed.gov that 17.4 million undergraduates will enroll in a four year college, which means by the end of that year, schools will end up only having a little less than 12.2 million students by the end of the school year based on the dropout rate.

“I think being in school for so long is good for us; it prepares us for our future and how to be structured. Depending on the future job we get, we will be under the same pressure, so might as well get used to it now,” said sophomore Amira Sykes.

Though schooling is important, it is also very stressful too. The national overall average GPA of core curriculum classes is 2.79 GPA or higher, prepscholar.com claims. One of the main reasons for their low grades, teens say, are because of how stressed out they are.

Between balancing good grades, homework, mental health, after school activities, and possible at home problems, it can really take a toll on a person.

“Parents and adults expect students to always get good grades, which is really important but our mental health is more important. Our mental health should be more valued than a letter on a piece of paper but unfortunately, that's not how the world works,” said sophomore Juliana Ramirez.

Society tends to shape the perfect life where a person does their fourteen years of basic education, at least four years of college with the purpose of getting a good paying job. If someone does not succeed in one of these objectives, then they are often looked down upon. This often stresses students and people who are finished with school because nobody wants to fail.

“If I were to ever have a child I will not pressure them into always getting good grades. I will help them when needed and make sure they maintain good mental health. Some parents nowadays don’t even let their children have their own opinion. They discipline them by taking away their phones or not buying them things that they want. That only makes them very materialistic. It obviously doesn’t apply to everybody but it’s pretty common,” said sophomore Kirsten Hill.