<p>This press release is from May…so maybe it’s already been on CC…but I don’t remember seeing it.</p>
<p><a href=“You’ve requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News”>You’ve requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News;
<p>A few excerpts:</p>
<p>"The two-day gathering, co-sponsored by the School of Education, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health and the California Endowment, explored the problem of acute pressure on middle and high school students to succeed and the dire consequences that can accompany it. "</p>
<p>" ‘The focus on external achievements over inner growth comes largely from well-meaning parents who overprotect their children in the hopes of helping them succeed but forget the importance of learning to overcome obstacles, said Wendy Mogel, a psychologist and author of The Blessing of a B-. “Good parenting feels like neglect,” she said. "We are overprotecting our children, overindulging them, expecting them to be perfect in every sphere, academically, socially, athletically. But we are neglecting to require of them integrity, respect for adults, self-respect.’ " </p>
<p>" Zev Karlin-Neumann, a Palo Alto High School senior and incoming Stanford freshman who was one of three teenagers who spoke at the conference, presented an alternative picture of success. He chose to take only one Advanced Placement class this year, and he emphasized the importance of ‘keeping things in perspective.’ </p>
<p>‘Building your life around a desire to get into college is wholly unfulfilling," he said. "The important thing is to have time to do a few things you love well.’</p>