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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Head over to the college forum…pressure in this area is ridiculous. Parents freaking out and giving kids the message that they have to attend prestigious schools.  And it starts before high school.  My kid is in AAP and talks about how her classmates’ parents tell them they have to get into Algebra by 7th, they need to go to a magnet school.  One of her friends is fretting over college in 6th grade!  This area is intense.  And even if you don’t buy into it as a parent, kids pick it up from peers.  [/quote]

It’s insane here, I agree, but there are other pressures in other places: opioids, lack of lgbtq+ acceptance and social acceptance is focused on who your grandmother went to high school with.[/quote]

I live in a small city where there is almost no pressure to attend prestigious schools. Opioids are not a huge issue here, it’s fine to be lgbtq+ (If not preferable) and no one cares where your grandmother went to high school, at least in public school. Our kids are still sad. The ones I know have the most issues are 100% addicted to their cellphones and/or video games. [/quote]

I meant really small towns in rural areas, based on my experiences.[/quote]

Right. There will be unique stressors in each geographic and socioeconomic area, but one common thread across all of them is the internet and how it’s has completely eroded genuine human connections and feelings of community.[/quote]

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