Is school increasing mental health issues in students? “Yes, because certain teachers overload you with a bunch of homework.”
Have you noticed any patterns with your mental health “I would say it’s worse when it gets colder out, because you can’t be outside as much.”
Does social media play a negative role in students mental health? “Yes, there’s too much
pressure based on what you should or shouldn’t look like or be like.”
Remy Hossain, sophomore
Landon Broxterman, senior
Carolina Juarez, freshman
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Anxiety can lead to something described by students as a “slump”. A slump is a period of decreased motivation, performance and increased stress that students can often experience due to getting overwhelmed with their school workloads. “Being in a school slump is super sucky and that’s even an understatement. It can genuinely be the worst part of school,” Angelina Smith, junior, said. Falling behind in classes is a massive cause in the foundations of a slump coming along. With tons of homework from far different classes, it can be hard to find the time to finish it all. After all, students can’t stay up all night to work on everything. “Sometimes I’ll stay up until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning just working on my classes. Then I can’t get to sleep and I
feel tired the next day and I’m just super out of it, which gets me even more behind and stressed,” Smith said. When it gets hard to balance all of your classes it can be easy to blame your teachers, but it’s not their fault. Students trying to get scholarships or just trying to exceed expectations are prone to taking hard courses. Whether it’s an advanced placement class, a college course or just a plain old math class, students with seven difficult classes can get behind easier due to the amount of difficult work they chose to do when they signed up for the class. “I don’t think that teachers are the sole reasons for slumps, even the strict ones. It’s normal for every human to forget that everyone has their own lives that we know absolutely nothing about. When I think about it this way it’s easier for me
to realize that teachers are just doing their jobs and trying to push you to do your best,” Smith said. Although it might be scary, teachers are here to help. Just talking to them and trying to get an understanding of how to make a comeback might help immensely with the slump that students are experiencing. “If I ever need help I don’t hesitate to talk to my teachers. They have always been pretty understanding with me and I think they’re a good resource. It’s really helpful when they don’t get upset even if I’m asking questions that could be common sense by now. I also think that the library is an optimal work environment for me. It makes me want to get stuff done and the librarians are all very kind and understanding,” Smith said.
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