6/4 Pressure

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/india.student.suicides/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/asia/24test.html


Tests, scores, peer pressure, competition…are those things we can’t be more familiar with in school. You might be under lots of pressure when struggling with your studies. On the other hand, you were probably always on top of your classes and regarded the school things as easy as pie. Whatever you have experienced, share your points of view with us.

Questions:
1.When you were a student, have you ever felt overpressure? Where was the pressure from?(parents, peer groups, financial problems, teachers….?) How did you deal with it?
2.If not, do you think not being under pressure is good for your future?
3.Have you ever heard that students were under too much stress to commit suicide? Who is responsible for that? (the government, education policy, parents, teachers, exams, children themselves..?) Where do you think the fundamental problem lies in?
4.If you were the president of a school, what will you do to help students release their pressure?
5.If you were the parents, would you let your children receive “Taiwanese education” (so-called spoon-fed education)? If not, what kind of education do you think is the most ideal for students?