Comments on: Pressure http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/ Wed, 21 May 2008 13:02:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: gstone http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-36 gstone Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:06:15 +0000 http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/#comment-36 The NCAA has gotten so intense with rules and such, that college sports almost feel like the pros. There are so much pressure on the athletes to succeed from not only coaches and the school, but the fans as well. With games so close it has even supplied more pressure to each athlete. In college sports anything can happen, a number 1 team can be beaten by a unranked team and a last seed in the NCAA basketball tournament can win the whole thing this makes every game puts pressure on the athletes to succeed. The NCAA has gotten so intense with rules and such, that college sports almost feel like the pros. There are so much pressure on the athletes to succeed from not only coaches and the school, but the fans as well. With games so close it has even supplied more pressure to each athlete. In college sports anything can happen, a number 1 team can be beaten by a unranked team and a last seed in the NCAA basketball tournament can win the whole thing this makes every game puts pressure on the athletes to succeed.

]]> By: jennameola http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-35 jennameola Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:43:57 +0000 http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/#comment-35 Pressures definitely exist everywhere, and it can be very stressful. I have been watching the NCAA tournament and I even made a bracket. Since I did so, I have been watching the games closely and I can see all of the teams feeling pressured, especially towards the end of a game. There have been so many buzzer beaters as well, it must be hard for those teams who lost to handle the loss after working so hard all season. There are definitely other ways to relate pressure to students other than through sports. Applying to college, waiting for college letters, and working extremely hard to reach a goal are all very stressful. And similar to the teams, the person expects great outcomes. However, sometimes this is not the case. Great blog. Here is an interesting article about the pressure on students: http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/health/story/0,12731,923763,00.html Pressures definitely exist everywhere, and it can be very stressful. I have been watching the NCAA tournament and I even made a bracket. Since I did so, I have been watching the games closely and I can see all of the teams feeling pressured, especially towards the end of a game. There have been so many buzzer beaters as well, it must be hard for those teams who lost to handle the loss after working so hard all season. There are definitely other ways to relate pressure to students other than through sports. Applying to college, waiting for college letters, and working extremely hard to reach a goal are all very stressful. And similar to the teams, the person expects great outcomes. However, sometimes this is not the case. Great blog. Here is an interesting article about the pressure on students:

http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/health/story/0,12731,923763,00.html

]]> By: Annie http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Annie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:37:11 +0000 http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/#comment-34 You are correct in saying that pressure exists everywhere and there is no way of avoiding it. However, some of the college pressure comes from our own personal goals, not just parents, friends, and advisors. I think that people set standards for themselves that they can't meet and get really upset when they don't. For example, I have a friend who expects to get into Penn State for his athletic abilities, but he is no star athlete and he doesn't get good enough grades to compensate. I wouldn't be surprised if he has to take a year off or do a PG year to get into college. I'm excited to go to college next year and even though it's not an IVY, I'm sure I'll be successful in life. You are correct in saying that pressure exists everywhere and there is no way of avoiding it. However, some of the college pressure comes from our own personal goals, not just parents, friends, and advisors. I think that people set standards for themselves that they can’t meet and get really upset when they don’t. For example, I have a friend who expects to get into Penn State for his athletic abilities, but he is no star athlete and he doesn’t get good enough grades to compensate. I wouldn’t be surprised if he has to take a year off or do a PG year to get into college. I’m excited to go to college next year and even though it’s not an IVY, I’m sure I’ll be successful in life.

]]> By: rob71339 http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-33 rob71339 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:09:33 +0000 http://tory.edublogs.org/2008/03/31/pressure/#comment-33 This is a very interesting topic to choose from, especially with March Madness in full swing and high school seniors hearing back from college admissions. I'm feeling the heat of being a second semester high school junior and my parents pressuring me on this decision seeming as if my whole life depends on where I go to college, which I don't believe to be the case at all. There are so many exceptions to this rule, look at Governor Mike Huckabee, no one knows of the college he attended, but yet he's made it a long way since then. Bill Gates never even graduated college and he's one of the richest people in the world. In crew, there is so much pressure in a race, especially before it, the anticipation, your mind racing not to mess up the start, staying in time, keeping everyone in time, don't fly and die. All these pressures are going to be felt at this Saturday's race. Keep up the good blog posts. This is a very interesting topic to choose from, especially with March Madness in full swing and high school seniors hearing back from college admissions.
I’m feeling the heat of being a second semester high school junior and my parents pressuring me on this decision seeming as if my whole life depends on where I go to college, which I don’t believe to be the case at all. There are so many exceptions to this rule, look at Governor Mike Huckabee, no one knows of the college he attended, but yet he’s made it a long way since then. Bill Gates never even graduated college and he’s one of the richest people in the world.
In crew, there is so much pressure in a race, especially before it, the anticipation, your mind racing not to mess up the start, staying in time, keeping everyone in time, don’t fly and die. All these pressures are going to be felt at this Saturday’s race.
Keep up the good blog posts.

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