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Silicon Valley schools seem to be a particular type of pressure cooker for certain types of kids. Do you notice/worry about this at all? The same could be sai
by nugget 11y ago
Silicon Valley schools seem to be a particular type of pressure cooker for certain types of kids. Do you notice/worry about this at all? The same could be said of high performing schools in other areas of the country too I guess, but there is just so much energy and ambition in the Bay Area, sometimes it seems to be one notch up on the intensity scale than anywhere else.
- Gratsby 11y agoI do. The CDC came out to the High School because the suicide rate was so high. As a parent, I have decided to completely pull back academic pressure. In fact, I regularly talk to my kids about the fact that it's OK to not be academic superstars. They are thriving at this level, but I won't hesitate to move if it changes once we get to high school. I want my kids to have opportunities I didn't. It's not so important that I'm willing to risk their health or happiness. Our school district has a policy against too much homework, but that goes away with honors level high school classes. I was very surprised at their lack of homework compared to what we are used to, but oddly enough it's making for happier kids that are doing about the same as far as learning and retention. I have good kids though - and it's not a parenting thing. They are just better at being good kids than I ever was.