The study also found that those suffering from anxiety do as well as those who do not suffer on comparable tasks, but it costs them more effort and long term stress. In an experiment involving math problems, the correctness of the answers were not affected, but the participants took longer to solve the problems.
People who suffer from anxiety have to try harder to achieve the same levels of success as non-sufferers, often with negative results that are not seen for quite some time.
Parents, school boards and elected officials should take into account the struggles that individual students must go through to maintain the standards they set. More attention needs to be focused on helping students with anxiety so that they have the tools necessary to function in school, and in life.
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2 comments:
Boy, don't I know this. My dd went misdiagnosed as ADHD for years before the doctor realized it was, in fact, Anxiety. When she is calm she gets great grades. When she can't handle the anxiety and shuts down she gets zeroes, yet she is able to recite the material to us at home. Very frustrating. Thanks for posting on such an important subject.
Oh, you're welcome! It makes me wonder how much of my ADD might be anxiety.
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