How Fight or Flight Affects the Learning of Children

An article in the Fall 2001 issue of "Childhood Education" names grades, social pressure, excessive homework, conflicts with teachers and tests as significant stressors in the classroom. These stressors are felt by children as early as kindergarten or first grade, a situation the article says makes "the concept of a carefree childhood nearly obsolete." http://www.livestrong.com/article/156872-how-fight-or-flight-affects-the-learning-of-children/#ixzz2BGkDn2O4

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