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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a great post, and I hope people continue being kind. 
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I think so many kids are pushed and cultivated to be "perfect." [/b]They're cracking. COVID has made it a million times worse.

I have one child in college now, and of course I don't want it to go wrong. But -- if he needed to take a pause, or transfer -- I hope I would have the sense to let it happen. [/quote]

This. The intensity at my kids' HS is crazy. DD has Inattentive ADHD and struggles with executive function. Because of that, we insisted that she limit her junior year schedule to *only* 3 AP classes (which when I was a junior was what the top students took). So, she opted not to take APUSH so that she could take an AP science since that's her strength and she already took (and really had a hard time with) AP World History and AP Government. She says she feels weird now that she's the only one in her group not in APUSH and 4-5 AP classes is the norm. Too bad. Her mental health is more important, We're opting out of the rat race.

And, I agree, a student who can't make it to class or turn in their work because of mental health issues needs to take a pause or transfer and have the support to understand that this is OK and doesn't mean their life is ruined. Life is long and there are many paths to a happy life. Too many kids get the idea that there is only one right way to do it.[/quote]

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