Is high school hard these days?

Question

My daughter is really depressed at her school. She says she doesn't have a lot of friends, and everyone there bugs her. She's a junior, but wants to transfer even though she only has one more year to go. I don't remember my high school experience being horrible, but I was sick a lot of the time and out of school. Is high school now tougher for kids?

Answer 1

Yes the pressure of the last year can be bad. The major focus is on exams because they determine the future. The fact that you need to do well or you wont get a good job in the future.There is also peer pressure. Maybe you need to get your daughter involved in some type of activities away from school so she can make friends and relax.. and have fun.

Answer 2

if she's in a challenging program, then the workload is quite hard. as a junior, she probably doesn't get enough sleep, and the people at her school probably bug her because she bugged them as a freshman or sophomore. she shouldn't transfer; she should just find a group to join, or an extracurricular activity. she probably wishes her grades were better, too, so you could suggest to her that she have a friend over to study. it will make them closer, and it may improve her grade.

high school can be tougher, or it can be easier. i'm in a rigorous program, but i don't make it hard by keeping an a light mood and joking around with my friends. a balanced social and educational life are neccesary in high school, and then it can be very easy.

Answer 3

OMG, you couldn't even explain. The classes aren't hard but high school students can be soo mean. There is nothing you can do really, I think transfering would be harder because everyone already has there own clicks. But if that is what your daughter really feels like she needs, then I would let her finish the j.r. year out and then transfer her next year. High school can be really hard on us and parents always say well I was young too you know. But you weren't young in our generation, things where different!!! Hope this helps you in any way!

Answer 4

the teachers are common except she's taking AP or IB instructions; even maximum honors instructions presently are a shaggy dog tale. Stricter college admissions techniques positioned further pressures on extreme college scholars, yet different than i think of each and each of a similar pressures have been around continually. If she's completely depressing and not doing nicely there's no longer something incorrect with chucking up the sponge, getting a GED, going to community college for a 12 months and then moving to a 4-12 months.

Answer 5

For me high school is easyyes it is a lot tougher but it is a flow for me because i am a cheerleader she is lucky about the one more year thing

Answer 6

Socially yes. Well nowadays there are lots of ... groups. Like the preps/popular peopl, nerds, punks, emos, loners .. ect.

As for the work its pretty much expected after middle school that its harder.

Ps. Why do you have 2 of the same questions posted ?

Answer 7

It all depends on what school you go to. I too am a junior. I find myself doing 6 or more hours of hw most nights. Would you call that hard? Colleges are becoming more competitive too, so there's that to worry about.

Answer 8

Academically it depends on what classes you are taking to say that high school is hard. Socially it is hard to find good friends because of cultural diversity and other factors.

Answer 9

i went to the local college (paid by the state) for my senior year.so I have been lucky to get two minor and a major in 5 years of (osu) college.

Answer 10

its probably harder. kids in school now days dont care about others feelings,they just be mean. if she is telling you bad stuff about the school then tae her out of the school.im class of 09. take her out of the school.