Examining Academic Pressure – The impacts of active learning on a better student lifestyle

Abstract

The prevalence of academic pressure among high school students is a rising issue in schools around the world. As students develop harmful study habits and negative mindsets, their lifestyles also become detrimental to their health. Being forced to decide their future at ages younger than twenty, high school students face a large number of challenges and pressures to perform well in school. Oftentimes, they prioritize maintaining their high academic performance over their well-being, feeling as if there is no option that allows them to sustain both. However, active learning strategies are a way for them to maintain balance in their day, while also effectively utilizing their efforts to study. All in all, it is an opportunity for high school students to keep academics as an aspect of their life, instead of it being the center focus. This paper will examine the current circumstances of students today, and how effective study methods can be used to improve their lifestyles using active learning.