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Voicemail Project: Are High School Students Being Over-Pressured?

Robert Couse-Baker
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Creative Commons

Being a high school student isn't easy. There's pressure to get the grade, participate in extracurriculars, and sleep enough to function. It's rare young people can do all three. 

So we’re asking you: Are you a high school student with too much on your plate? Do you feel pressure from your parents, teachers, or peers to take on extra classes or after-school activities?

If you are a parent or educator, do you believe students are taking on too much? What do you think can be done to create a healthier school-life balance?

We want to hear from you for our Tuesday, November 20 show. Call our voicemail line at (860) 580-9677 and tell us your story. And be sure to leave your name and a phone number where we can reach you.

Questions? Email wherewelive@ctpublic.org.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de Connecticut Public, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.