The reasons often cited include feelings of isolation, lack of support, or maybe just caring too much about grades (there is typically less grade inflation in STEM fields than in the humanities or social sciences).
Harris received detention for talking too much in second grade.
I was told my entire life from kindergarten to 10th grade "I had so much potential, but I talked too much in class".
There is too much emphasis on grades.
As well as this, he expressed concern that the performance measures which are being published focus too much on exam grades and make 'no reference to the progress made by pupils', adding: "Parents need a rounded picture when they choose a secondary school.
Parents mistakenly focus too much on specific grades rather than trigger points.
"When we put too much emphasis on grades, kids are not learning how to learn on their own," she says.
So some days I feel like the weird, nerdy girl who cares way too much about her grades.
But if achievement really has improved, then it is hard to know if teachers have adjusted to real gains by raising grades too much or if, as Dr. Paige suggested, grades have gone up only because teachers' standards have collapsed.
Don't worry about grades too much, either – I got some very dodgy A-level grades, including a D in English.
