February 9, 2013

Kids Are Not Alright. Stop Measuring Them.

Fowler & Rodd, Big Think


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As a psychiatrist, Madeline Levine has seen firsthand how children today are unraveling under pressure. In order to "succeed," children take stimulants to study or cheat regularly to maintain their grades. They also resort to unhealthy ways of coping with anxiety such as substance abuse or self-mutilation.

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