CREATIVE HIGHLIGHT
A study conducted by the American Psychological
Association revealed children reported feeling
higher levels of stress on average across the school
year than adults. One of the biggest contributors
to our kids’ stress are the obsessive focus on grades.
Grades have become so important to a child’s future
success that schools now focus more on training kids
to pass exams and get good grades than on helping
kids understand the course material. But if we are
to truly raise the next generation of innovators we
need to focus on inspiring our children to learn for
reasons beyond good grades.
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