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Examples of mental health issues: addictions, eating disorder, mood disorders, sleep disorders, psychosis, depression, anxiety and more. (3)

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Teachers have various styles of teaching which may work for some students but not so much for others. (5)

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Many teacher view learning only as dependant on the curriculum. (5)

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Students feel that many teachers don't care about students. (1)

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Many students feel like they don't know who to talk to. (1)

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No time to relax; always test on test. (2)

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Balancing a tough home life and pressure from school is hard to balance. (2)

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The amount of pressure students have on them is a big flaw in the education system. (2)

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Students are only focused on doing good rather than actually learning & taking away valuable knowledge. (2)

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Students have a lot of pressure to get into a good university. (2)

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Students are only human; one mistake, one bad test can be so hard to comeback from. (2)

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Students are expected to learn so much information in such little time. (2)

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Students end up forgetting what they learnt; don't take away anything valuable. (2)

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Spend hours at school just to come home and spend our doing homework. (2)

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Hard to balance school life, social life, extracurriculars, and family; causes burnout. (2)

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Teachers may face educational inequity. (4)

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No one takes the time to learn things because they just go straight to google. (2)

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Students are occupied with unnecessary, tedious work that isn't a great representation of knowledge. (2)

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Too much technology damages growth ability. (2)

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Technology is a great asset but not everything should be done with technology. (2)

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Many students think learning needs to be more interesting and should take various learning styles into account. (2)

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Too much technology causes students to be dependant on it. (2)

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"Teacher are the ones who see needs in the classroom, but they are probably the least consulted when it come to policy decisions." (4)

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Teachers feel like many schools lack access of classroom supplies & resources and have poorly maintained facilities. (4)

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Many teachers see their jobs as just spreading information. (4)

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"Teachers know the importance of empowering children to use their voices...Yet, too often, teachers feel that their own voices go unheard when it comes the educational policies that shape their curriculum and classroom..." (4)

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Many teachers forget that students have multiple learning styles and often stick to just tests and essays. (5)

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Curriculum makes teachers responsible for things like reading and writing forcing them to only do those activities. (5)

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Thinking of learning only relating to academics makes social interactions and behaviours issues for teachers. (5)

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Some teachers end up focusing on what's been taught instead of what's been learnt. (5)

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Some teachers teach based on readiness. (5)

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Instead of being completely curriculum based they take into account whether students are ready to learn the material or if they need more background information. (5)

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Some teachers view the ability to apply the knowledge learnt in class to things outside of class as crucial. (5)

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https://www.thoughtco.com/issues-that-negatively-impacts-student-learning-3194421

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Parents and teachers have a dual role in guiding students. (6)

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Poverty causes students to worry about things like money at a young age which can get in the way of education. (6)

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Many challenges at school can't be gotten rid of. (6)

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Lack of motivation results in wasted potential. (6)

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Students should be excited for life. (1)

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Anderson, Meg, and Kavitha Cardoza. “Mental Health in Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions of Students.” NPR, NPR, 31 Aug. 2016, https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/31/464727159/mental-health-in-schools-a-hidden-crisis-affecting-millions-of-students. (1)

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1/5 kids show symptoms of mental health issues. (1)

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80% of children who need mental health services don't get them. (1)

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Students need people that genuinely care about them. (1)

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Often students feel like no one cares about them. (1)

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Children spend most of their time at school so it's important that it's a positive environment. (3)

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Parental support provides foundation for students. (6)

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Poor attendance causes students to fall tremendously behind. (6)

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Hoose, Nicole Arduini-Van. “Educational Psychology.” Lumen, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/edpsy/chapter/teachers-perspective-on-learning/. (5)

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Many teachers help students find connections from their previous knowledge. (5)

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Poor mental health can cause chronic absence, low achievement, disruptive behaviour and dropping out. (1)

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Small, avoidable issues can cause severe mental health problems. (1)

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Katie from Prince Georges's County describes her high school experience as "I felt like every single day was a bad day. I felt like nobody wanted to help me. Teachers acted like I didn't care about my schoolwork. I was so invisible to them." (1)

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Katie says she wanted to die and was admitted into the hospital. (1)

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Students can develop anxiety, depression, social anxiety, substance abuse and more from school. (1)

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Discipline issues cause loss in instruction time. (6)

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Issues such as bullying, exclusion, having no friends, pressure from parents, pressure to be successful can result in poor mental health. (1)

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Some students simply just don't care about school. (6)

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Network, The Learning. “What Students Are Saying about How to Improve Education.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-how-to-improve-american-education.html. (2)

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Bad teachers can significantly set back students. (6)

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Absences make teachers job hard but usually absences aren't students fault which creates conflict. (6)

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Teachers need to provide structured learning environment and engage students. (6)

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Jessica Fregni Writer-Editor, et al. “What Teachers Would Change about Education.” Teach For America, 15 Sept. 2018, https://www.teachforamerica.org/one-day/ideas-and-solutions/what-teachers-would-change-about-education. (5)

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Dropping out has a huge impact on the rest of a child's life. (3)

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Equate learning with academic achievement. (5)

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Many schools aren't prepared to handle mental health in students. (1)

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Families don't know what to look for; overlook changes in kids behaviours.

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No one asks students if they are okay. (1)

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Families should notice behaviours such as substance abuse, slipping grade, oversleeping and chronic absences. (1)

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Teachers receive minimal training training in mental health. (1)

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Teachers aren't understanding about issues students may be facing. (1)

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Lack of funding can significantly impact a students performances. (6)

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Teachers have so much on their plates that the effects they have on students is overlooked. (1)

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Poverty is a huge obstacle in a childs learning. (6)

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Effects of a bad teacher can be hard to reverse. (6)

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Lack of student motivation can be frustrating for teachers to deal with. (6)

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Schools are seeing ramifications of systems that ignore children's mental health. (3)

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When school gets too overwhelming students resort to dropping out. (3)

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Anderson, Meg, and Kavitha Cardoza. “Mental Health in Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions of Students.” NPR, NPR, 31 Aug. 2016, https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/31/464727159/mental-health-in-schools-a-hidden-crisis-affecting-millions-of-students. (3)

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Being able to apply knowledge allows students to understand concepts better. (5)

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36% of children experience bullying. (3)

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45% of children don't show their feelings. (3)

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Needs to be healthier balance between pen and paper work and technology work. (2)

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Many teachers don't do anything to ease the pressure some students are facing. (1)

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There aren't enough social workers in schools. (1)

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50% of all mental illnesses begin by the age of 14. (3)

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Privileged students can easily switch schools if they think it is needed. (4)

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Schools proportion of underprivileged students students increases with the inequity that exists. (4)

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Bad teachers can create learning gaps and break student morale. (6)

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Lack of funding can cause large classes and less resources. (6)

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School counsellors focus so much on academics that students find it hard to be able to talk to them about their personal life. (1)

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Children feelings should be acknowledged since their childhood will have a big impact on their future. (3)

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Being able to apply knowledge and skills to something else allows it to stay in your long term memory. (5)

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Once students fall behind, they lose motivation to catch up. (6)

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Children feelings are often ignored since they are so young. (3)