In the Netherlands, almost all students experience stress (97%) and more than half also suffer from performance pressure (54%) (Trimbos institute). The relaxed Netherlands, with the happiest youth in the world, seems to have disappeared. In China, we don’t know any better: gaokao, tiger moms, wolf dads, chicken-blood parents: high ambitions of parents for young people who have to live up to them for their families. How do young people deal with this? Are there differences, similarities, solutions? Can we learn from each other and help each other perhaps?
So, youth stress is a current problem facing the Netherlands, China and many other countries. The working group Education of the VNC will dedicate a special meeting to this on September 26 in cooperation with Tilburg University to talk with students among themselves about this form of stress and go deeper into the similarities and differences between the Netherlands and China but also to offer ideas and suggestions in this regard. A sinologist, psychologist and educator will outline the framework and discuss the main stress factors. Do you recognize the above problem or do you have your own suggestions or ideas; come and discuss it in a casual atmosphere!
The working group Education of the VNC vlnr: Lianne Baaij, Gwendolyn Tates, and Monique Tjong
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