Editing School (section)

==Stress==
{{See also|Cram school}}
As a profession, teaching has levels of [[work-related stress]] (WRS)<ref name="WRS">{{cite web |url=http://www.wrsrecovery.com/ |title=Work-Related Stress in teaching |publisher=Wrsrecovery.com |access-date=3 October 2009 |archive-date=24 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224001814/http://www.wrsrecovery.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> that are among the highest of any profession in some countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Ross |first=Genesis R. |title=Teacher Stress, Burnout and NCLB: The U.S. Educational Ecosystem and the Adaptation of Teachers |year=2010 |type=MS thesis |publisher=Miami University |url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1272643496 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> The degree of this problem is becoming increasingly recognized and support systems are being put into place.<ref name="TSN">{{cite web |url=http://www.teachersupport.info/ |title=Teacher Support for England & Wales |publisher=Teachersupport.info |access-date=3 October 2009 |archive-date=13 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213104109/http://www.teachersupport.info/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TSNs">{{cite web |url=http://www.teachersupport.info/scotland |title=Teacher Support for Scotland |publisher=Teachersupport.info |access-date=3 October 2009 |archive-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018174251/http://teachersupport.info/scotland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Stress sometimes affects students more severely than teachers, up to the point where the students are prescribed stress medication. This stress is claimed to be related to standardized testing, and the pressure on students to score above average.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_06.stress06.shtml |title=Survey confirms student stress, but next step is unclear (May 06, 2005) |publisher=Paloaltoonline.com |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=3 October 2009 |archive-date=6 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206002853/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_06.stress06.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide/school-stress-anxiety-children |title=Children & School Anxiety, Stress Management |publisher=Webmd.com |access-date=28 March 2010 |archive-date=6 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406222852/http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide/school-stress-anxiety-children |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to a 2008 mental health study by the Associated Press and mtvU,<ref name="mtvU-AP-2008-survey">{{Cite web |date=2008-03-19 |title=mtvU and Associated Press poll shows how stress, war, the economy and other factors are affecting college students' mental health. |url=http://www.halfofus.com/_media/_pr/mtvU_AP_College_Stress_and_Mental_Health_Poll_Executive_Summary.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228213137/http://www.halfofus.com/_media/_pr/mtvU_AP_College_Stress_and_Mental_Health_Poll_Executive_Summary.pdf |archive-date=2013-02-28 |website=Half Of Us}}</ref> eight in 10 U.S. college students said they had sometimes or frequently experienced stress in their daily lives. This was an increase of 20% from a survey five years previously. Thirty-four percent had felt depressed at some point in the past three months, 13 percent had been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as an anxiety disorder or depression, and 9 percent had seriously considered suicide.<ref name="mtvU-AP-2008-survey" />