>for me a lot of the stress came from the hostility and bullying that the kids who did not want to be there
In Australia students are allowed to drop out of school in year 10 (age 15-16) if they have work lined up. When all these people left my grade got much better.
The problem is the one's with rich parents don't leave. They're going nowhere in life, but they're at least vaguely aware of how much their life will radically decay if they stop giving the impression of progress to the purse-strings.
In Australia students are allowed to drop out of school in year 10 (age 15-16) if they have work lined up. When all these people left my grade got much better.