Kids and Stress top school’s rates

[Anonymous]

Name your private school and on a scale of 1 to 10 how stressed you think your kid is.
Will go first. Field school level 4-5

[Anonymous]

Sidwell level 11

[Anonymous]

NCS 100

[Anonymous]

You first OP

[Anonymous]

Stress is bad because of reading comp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NCS 100

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCS 100

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school.

Can you elaborate on this? What makes it stressful for some?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCS 100

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school.

Can you elaborate on this? What makes it stressful for some?

The level of academics is a great fit for some and a very poor fit for others. If your daughter enjoys learning and working very hard--3 hours of homework a night---GREAT fit. I'm not being sarcastic.
This is a dream school for this type of girls.
For others, it's a poor fit. There are easier schools.

It's not about intelligence--it's about diligence and being the kind of kid who just likes to study, study, study. They exist and they thrive at NCS.

I have two daughters. One is absolutely thriving at NCS (high school). She gets straight As. She enjoys learning for learning's sake.
We are sending our second daughter to a different school. She needs more down time.

[Anonymous]

Gonzaga 7-8

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCS 100

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school.

Can you elaborate on this? What makes it stressful for some?

The level of academics is a great fit for some and a very poor fit for others. If your daughter enjoys learning and working very hard--3 hours of homework a night---GREAT fit. I'm not being sarcastic.
This is a dream school for this type of girls.
For others, it's a poor fit. There are easier schools.

It's not about intelligence--it's about diligence and being the kind of kid who just likes to study, study, study. They exist and they thrive at NCS.

I have two daughters. One is absolutely thriving at NCS (high school). She gets straight As. She enjoys learning for learning's sake.
We are sending our second daughter to a different school. She needs more down time.

My DD is not like this even though she is academically gifted, she hates school work and gets stressed easily. She also suffers with anxiety and depression - having to rethink our choices for HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCS 100

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school.

Can you elaborate on this? What makes it stressful for some?

The level of academics is a great fit for some and a very poor fit for others. If your daughter enjoys learning and working very hard--3 hours of homework a night---GREAT fit. I'm not being sarcastic.
This is a dream school for this type of girls.
For others, it's a poor fit. There are easier schools.

It's not about intelligence--it's about diligence and being the kind of kid who just likes to study, study, study. They exist and they thrive at NCS.

I have two daughters. One is absolutely thriving at NCS (high school). She gets straight As. She enjoys learning for learning's sake.
We are sending our second daughter to a different school. She needs more down time.

My DD is not like this even though she is academically gifted, she hates school work and gets stressed easily. She also suffers with anxiety and depression - having to rethink our choices for HS.

NCS is not a good fit a kid who hates school work and gets stressed easily. It's pretty much a nightmare for this kind of kid. The girls who do well like to work hard and also don't let the pressure get to them.
There is a lot of pressure--it's hard to get As. Teachers often only give a few As per class so the girls get used to giving their all and still not doing super well. Some deal with this better than others. My daughter is always talking about girls crying after test results are given out (and this is in high school). The girls that thrive are both super hard workers but also chill. It's a somewhat rare combination but a perfect fit for these kids.

[Anonymous]

Burke 3-4

Great experience!

[Anonymous]

I say this sincerely. The thought of a teenage *liking* three hours of homework every night makes me sad. You are only a teen once for a few years. Teens should be doing activities after school and have time with friends and family. They don't need to be stressed out all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Name your private school and on a scale of 1 to 10 how stressed you think your kid is.
Will go first. Field school level 4-5

Madeira - 1, maybe 2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say this sincerely. The thought of a teenage *liking* three hours of homework every night makes me sad. You are only a teen once for a few years. Teens should be doing activities after school and have time with friends and family. They don't need to be stressed out all the time.

It's not stressful for some kids. They actually enjoy studying. I'm sorry yours doesn't.
My kid goes to school until 3; plays sports until 6pm; does 3 hours of homework between 6pm and 12 midnight. That still leaves plenty of time (3 hours) for dinner with family, Tiktok, Snapchat and silliness.
She goes out every Friday night with friends, also sees friends on Saturdays. Sundays are church, homework from 12pm to 6pm and then youth group.
How much more down time or social time does a kid need?