do u think kids should have less work becuase of alot of stress?

Answer 1

This all depends on the age of the child. I don't think children should be coddled until they are 18, at which point you start piling on responsibility. Easing them into it is the best route.

Answer 2

High school...no. I don't think the work is what causes stress in HS. It's the parents. If you get an A, everyone is happy. If you get a C, D, or F, everyone thinks it's the worst thing in the world and that you're screwing up your future. Now think about it. You get WAY more grades in high school to make up for bad tests, but in college you may have one or two things determining your whole grade. Extra grades are a blessing so take advantage of it in HS because it won't be there later (skip days, say screw it to an assignment, turn it in late, etc.)

College...yes. Your parents just want you out of the house. Anything that's passing and will get you out of college is fine. After all, a degree is a degree. Yet, I cannot even begin to list how many labs, class assignments, and tests were pointless. So many times in college did I wonder..."Sooooo, when the hell am I going to use this?" Colleges need to cut the crap and worry about information retention...not how many people they can get to drop pre-med or if the class average is too high.

Answer 3

I was an elementary school teacher. I didn't believe in giving them a lot of homework. If there were division problems...instead of doing the whole page wrong for homework.(or having their parents do it)I had them do 5 or 10 the right way. Instead of reading a whole book at one time..and doing a report on that....I had them read the first chapter. If it was interesting..they would finish it . ..and get more points. (The slower kids would only pretend to read it anyway. The smarter kids would actually read the whole book.) They need playtime and I knew they'd hate learning if it was more than they could handle. Of course...most of them nowadays will spend 6 hrs. on the computer. Guess they're learning from that... eye coordination.lol (Please don't judge my punctuation etc. because I taught school. That would take away from the fun of the comp.)
EDIT..I totally agree with what psi said about the national testing. Just when the kids got really excited about learning something...they'd throw a Nat. test in the middle of it.
On a personal note..I had an early Christmas present. I ran into one of my old students. She told me I was one of her favorite teachers. Hope ya'll tell the teachers you liked & who helped you the same thing. You don't know how much they need to hear it.

Answer 4

It depends. If you mean should a kid be excused from doing the work required of the rest of the class because he/she has a lot of stress then I would say no. However, I do think that both parents and teachers should assist a student with helping them manage stress if this is a problem effecting their performance in school.

If you mean should teachers stop teaching to national testing and giving students boring work that causes students to have unhealthy amounts of stress then my answer is yes they should have less of that work. However, they should have work that they enjoy doing and that can teach them something they can use to succeed in the next grade and life.

Answer 5

Well...while a full work-load DOES prepare them for the tasks ahead of them as they reach adulthood..I think that the teaching styles should be changed up a bit. For one...there should be less of this rote memorization of facts (you know..the crap you cram for..only to forget completely once the tests are taken) and more emphasis on hands-on learning..so that the information actually stays with the child. Learning is only useful if you remember it when all is said and done.

Alas..my point is moot. Things probably wont change (at least not for the better)

Answer 6

no, i think that the stress on kids doesn't come from school i think what is needed is less stress on their parents, because kids channel all the stress... what i think also is that kids should learn stress control at school with reiki or yoga programs, this one day will become a society with people that channels the stress...

Answer 7

You mean at an actual job? Yes, if they are in school full time. I think a job on top of trying to get good grades can be extremely stressful.

Answer 8

No Way! Work makes you a better person,teaches you values and respect. I have nephews from two different sisters. On one side the boys worked. The others didn't. The others are slobs who haven't worked a day in their lives,but collect money from the state ( From Us! )Have been divorced, are into trouble with the law, Just plain Bums! I love the good boys. So, you do need to work.

Answer 9

If you mean school work resulting in stress, I believe it should be completed in school under the supervision of teachers. School should have a period of doing home-work in school, so once kids leave school, they are free to do creative activities of their choice and play.

Doing school home-work at home results in stress as in case of difficulty, often they have no help which becomes frustrating to them and results in stress.

Answer 10

Stress meaning what? School? Trust me, its worth is and it will be over before you know it! Real stress is working 2 jobs 60 hours a week to pay bills...now school can be tough, especially if you have a job as well. Just try to take a little time out of your day for yourself, even if its just 30 minutes to relax. I know it seems like much now...but wait til you get older, you're gonna wish you could go back to that kinda stress!!!