Why Indonesian High School Students are Stressed Out

No one can deny that studying becomes an important thing to do. It is not an activity that can be chosen, but it becomes a compulsory for all students arround the world. In this globalization era, especially in Indonesia, a tight competition to get a good school, good university and decent job makes Indonesian students have to make a hard effort if they really want to get it. After graduating from high school, the competition is tighter than before. As a result, Indonesian high school students are demanded to study harder and harder because they have to be ready to face the tight competition in their future. Some of them do not consider it as a burden, but some others feel so stressed out. I believe that stress faced by Indonesian high school students is caused by some reasons.

First, many Indonesian high school students feel stressed out because of the enormous demands from surroundings. For example, competition with other students in the same school to take a program such as science and social class that they prefer makes the students have to study hard. After entering the program that they prefer, they still have to face a tight competition to be accepted in a good university. It also needs a hard effort. Some parents also make a high score target for their children because they think that high score can absolutely make their children successful in the future. They think that the high score will help their children to get a good university after graduating from high school. To help the students to get a good university, some teachers also give many assignments and encourage the students to get a good result. It can be a burden for students because they have too many things to think so that they become stressed out.

Second, stress faced by Indonesian high school students is caused by the tight schedule that the students have. Students have to go to school early and go home late because of some school activities, such as additional lessons and extracurricular activities. After school, some students also have to join a course. They almost go home late everyday. After having a course, even though they have been tired, they have to prepare for the next day school activities, such as homeworks, examinations, presentations, and etc. Because of that tight schedule, students find a difficulty to manage their time wisely. Some of them are getting sick and frustated easily.

Third, the students are also stressed out because of their own pshycological condition. As we know, life is more complex than books, theories, and good scores. Some students also have problem that must be solved. Maybe they have problem with their family, friends, teachers or others. Sometimes, the students are afraid with their teacher. This condition is absolutely bad because it can make them difficult to digest what the lesson. It is frustating for them because they have to understand the materials to get a good score but they can’t digest the materials. As a result, they don’t have any confidence and feel desperate to learn.

In conclusion, tight schedule, demands for high score from teacher and parents, and student’s phsycologycal condition can be such burden for some Indonesian high school students. It causes the students get difficulties in studying. Those difficulties can make them feel desperate and then being stressed out.