Some young people find themselves with very little leisure time. I believe there are two major causes of this situation. The first is parental pressure and the second is competition for university places.
Every parent wants to see his or her child do well in school and go on to have a successful career. This means that they exert pressure on their children to spend hours each day studying at home. Some even arrange extra tuition for their children. In my own country, it is not uncommon for young people to spend another three hours at small private schools after their usual day at stale school is over. As a consequence, their leisure time is extremely limited and the pressure on them is considerable.
The second cause is related to the higher education system. Each year, there are many times more applicants to university than there are university places. The result of this is that only those students with very high grades, manage to obtain a place. This contributes to the pressure on teenagers since they must work long hours to have any chance of success.
One solution to the problem is for parents to be made aware of the effects of the pressure they put on their children. Schools should inform parents that too much pressure can lead to anxiety, stress and depression. They should be shown ways in which they can help their children lead more balanced lives with a reasonable amount of leisure time.
Another effective solution would be for the government to invest in the creation of more university places. This could be done by expanding existing universities or by building new ones. This would have the effect of easing competition for places, giving teenagers, some of their precious free time back.
Some
young
people
find themselves with
very
little
leisure
time
. I believe there are two major causes of this situation. The
first
is parental
pressure
and the second is competition for
university
places.
Every parent wants to
see
his or her
child do well in
school
and go on to have a successful career. This means that they exert
pressure
on their
children
to spend hours each day studying at home.
Some
even arrange extra tuition for their
children
. In my
own
country, it is not uncommon for young
people
to spend another three hours at
small
private
schools
after their usual day at stale
school
is over. As a consequence, their leisure
time
is
extremely
limited and the
pressure
on them is considerable.
The second cause
is related
to the higher education system. Each year, there are
many
times
more applicants to
university
than there are
university
places
. The result of this is that
only
those students with
very
high grades, manage to obtain a
place
. This contributes to the
pressure
on
teenagers
since they
must
work long hours to have any chance of success.
One solution to the problem is for parents to
be made
aware of the effects of the
pressure
they put on their
children
.
Schools
should inform parents that too much
pressure
can lead to anxiety,
stress
and depression. They should
be shown
ways in which they can
help
their
children
lead more balanced
lives
with a reasonable amount of leisure time.
Another effective solution would be for the
government
to invest in the creation of more
university
places
. This could
be done
by expanding existing
universities
or by building new ones. This would have the effect of easing competition for
places
, giving
teenagers
,
some
of their precious free
time
back.