Originally Posted by CFK
Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
....Those kids are real. They are desperately trying to keep their heads above water, and my DD just keeps her mouth shut about how easy she finds it, and offers a shoulder to cry on when they can't measure up to those impossibly high expectations....

...It'd be even nicer if the kids actually in her classes were not looking shell-shocked and traumatized or harried.

You might be seeing a localized problem. Or your daughter was just in a very poor school fit. My kids were educated through three school districts in two vastly different geographical locations and we never saw this.
Nope. This happens in my school district at ALL of the High Schools. And other area's that I know as well. This is very pervasive around the country particularly in the High Schools that are applauded for their high test scores.