Stressed & Depressed - today’s high school students

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“Stressed & Depressed”.  That is how my son, a high school freshman, describes High School students these days.  It’s been a LONG time since I was in school.  I don’t recall having homework too often.  My son says he gets too many assignments and it’s hard to keep up with it all.   And he is a smart kid and doesn’t have an excessive class load.  He even has a study hall.  He told me last night, he doesn’t think he wants to go to college because high school is too stressful and fast food pays more that some jobs that require a degree these days.  Taco Bell in our area is paying $20 an hour.  Which is more than I make with a degree and 20+ years experience.  My fast food jobs paid $3.85.  Big difference since the 90’s.  How can I argue with that?  Ugh!