If we provide the support for our students from the beginning then this stigma won't manifest into something very harmful. And in many cases, this stigma can lead to deadly consequences, such as suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nationally, the suicide rate among 15- to 24-year-olds has increased modestly but steadily since 2007: from 9.6 deaths per 100,000 to 11.1, in 2013. And this is due to the stress that they are facing with the college admissions process and college life itself. However, students in the U.S. are not the only ones who are struggling with the stigma that it is imperative to go to an elite college in order to be successful in life. Young people in South Korea are a chronically unhappy group. A recent survey found them to be — for the third year in a row — the unhappiest subset among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Education Ministry in Seoul said 146 students committed suicide last year, including 53 in junior high and 3 in elementary school. In South Korea, The competition for a place in a leading university begins in middle school for most South Korean
If we provide the support for our students from the beginning then this stigma won't manifest into something very harmful. And in many cases, this stigma can lead to deadly consequences, such as suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nationally, the suicide rate among 15- to 24-year-olds has increased modestly but steadily since 2007: from 9.6 deaths per 100,000 to 11.1, in 2013. And this is due to the stress that they are facing with the college admissions process and college life itself. However, students in the U.S. are not the only ones who are struggling with the stigma that it is imperative to go to an elite college in order to be successful in life. Young people in South Korea are a chronically unhappy group. A recent survey found them to be — for the third year in a row — the unhappiest subset among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Education Ministry in Seoul said 146 students committed suicide last year, including 53 in junior high and 3 in elementary school. In South Korea, The competition for a place in a leading university begins in middle school for most South Korean