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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a teacher and it is sad how stressed out the kids are now. They also act like getting a B would be a total failure on their part. There is very little enjoyment in classes. It is all about the end result - let me jump through all the hoops so I can get an A. Many many kids are seeing therapists to help them manage stress. Others are secretly drinking, etc. How did we get here as a society? [/quote]

I'm a parent of a student in a top private school and I don't feel that way at all. The college game has made it so over the top competitive and unpredictable in terms of admissions that anything lower than an A is undesirable. My son has ADHD and I see how much effort is required to get the grades he gets (humanities and FL- As and high Bs, math/science with math- Cs). I've never seen a student work so hard to get a C as he does. He won't get into any top colleges but he wouldn't do well at them anyway. He'll end up at a school that works for him. Not everyone is like you describe PP because not all parents gloss over the learning for the end result.[/quote]

I don't understand your post as you appear to be confirming the very post you claim to be contradicting.  You claim to contradict the PP who says that kids are stressed out but you agree that the college admissions game is insane these days.  Your son works his tail off for Bs/Cs in some classes.  He has to do this because the kids above him (without ADHD) are working their tails off to gets As.  It's a trickle down effect.  They work like maniacs to get to the top of the class, your son works like a sled dog to get his grades.  It's all messed up.  [/quote]

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