School Burnout By: Arav Patel

 School Burnout

By: Arav Patel

Wake up, school, sports, clubs, homework, studying, sleep, repeat. This is the normal

cycle for many high school students: being stressed and constantly tired. The pressure that comes

with trying to get good grades, build up a strong college application and resume while balancing

social life puts teenagers under a massive burden. Therefore, burnout has become common

among high school students.

Burnout includes continuous experience of stress, exhaustion, and no motivation. In

addition, there may be an inability to focus on work and assignments, procrastination, even if

there is no time left until the deadline, and feeling exhausted even before starting any work.

Social media also may contribute to students' burnout, as the comparison to other people makes

the situation worse. Furthermore, the need to constantly prove oneself leads to additional stress.

Many people feel guilty about their peace because they see it as wasted time for studying. Late

hours, when many students complete assignments at night, negatively influence students' sleep

and lead to increased tiredness.

There are numerous symptoms of burnout, including losing interest in school and other

activities that were fun before, avoiding interaction with others, and experiencing stress. With

time, studying becomes a routine rather than an activity that is enjoyable and useful. Of course,

studying hard and achieving success is necessary, but a balance is necessary. People are not

robots, and forcing one's body and mind to work nonstop will be dangerous for your future.

School should challenge its students, but not completely burn them out.