Bored in Class: A National Survey Finds Nearly 1 in 3 Teens Are Bored ‘Most or All of the Time’ in School, and a Majority Report High Levels of Stress

The 74 Million – Kate Stringer

“Nationally, students agree. Only half of current high school students surveyed said their school did a good or great job of teaching them how to cope with stress. Hispanic students and students from low-income backgrounds were more likely to say they felt stressed-out by school. In fact, teens are even more stressed than adults, according to a 2014 poll by the American Psychological Association. Diagnoses of anxiety have also been on the rise in teenagers, with blame attributed to everything from smartphones to tests to gun violence.” (more)