Times are constantly changing and evolving, and America's education system is right there with it. But what’s stood the test of time are the cultural values we hold close, passed down from our generation to the next. In classrooms now, more than ever, we’re seeing the high demands we place on students and the pressure to succeed.
“You go to school all day, and then parents are like, ‘You need to go to your sport, and then you need to come home and make sure that your room is clean, and why did you not pack your bag, and how could you forget this? '” says Katie Burns, Director of Watershed Counseling and Consulting.
“We ask students to do a lot now: a lot of sitting and studying and listening and reading,” says Joe. “A lot of students–if they haven’t been in a structured setting–come in t