PressuremaynotbethesourceofpowerforstudentsNowadays,studentsarefacingmuchpressurethaneverbefore.Theexplosionofknowledgeaswellasthepopulation,arethrowinggreatpressureonmoststudents.Throughoutourschoollives,wearefacingthesameissue----pressure,whichmightvaryindegreeindifferentperiods.Whenachildbeginstogotoschool,heislikelytogetcomparison.Rankingisessentialtostudents,eveninkindergarten.Kidsarelearningallkindsofthings,whichseemstobeacompetitionbetweendifferentfamilies.However,theso-calledall-rounddevelopmentisrobbingchildren’sfreedomandputgreatpressureonthem.IknowalittlegirlwhoalwaysgetsnearlyfullscoreinEnglishbutisstillforcedtohavemanylessonsduringtheholiday.Sheonceendedhercompositionwith“whatahappySaturday!”ButIknewshewasn’treallyhappy.Shehadbeentaughttowroteinthatway.Ican’timaginehowmanykidsarelivingtheirschoolliveslikethis,butIamsureshecouldn’tbetheonlyone.Littletimeforfunshemayhave,she’snotlonelyinthebigcity,asabusybee.Whileinsomepoorareas,studentsarealsostudyingundergreatpressure.“Knowledgecanchangethedestinyofafamily!”Theyaretaughttostudyhardthefirstyearinshool.Astheygrowup,theyaretaughtthatenteringagooduniversitymeansabrightfuture.Butforthebrightfuture,theyhavetofacegreatpressure,fromtheschool,thesociety,theirclassmatesandparents.Theyaretaughtnottobesatisfiedwithwhattheyachieve,becausetheycan’timaginehowoutstandingthosechildreninbigcitiesare.“Timeistheonlythingyoucanusetomakeupourshortageorresources.”“Ifyoudon’tpushyourself,youwillneverknowhowexcellentyouare.”Somestudentscanmakegooduseofpressure,whileothershavementalproblems.Thegreatpressurestopsomefromfocusonstudy.Theydon’thaveconfidenceinthemselvesandbecomenegative.Whenthepressureismorethantheycanstand,sinking,depression,andevensuicidearise.Moststudentsfinduniversitylivesquitedifferentfromwhattheyhaveexpect.Universitiesarenotheavenbutanotherbigchallengeinstudents’lives.“OnlywhenIentereduniversitydidIbegintomissmyMiddleschoollife.”Thisisthevoiceofsomestudents.Allthepressurewefacedinhighschoolisfollowingus,whichisevengreater.Besidesthat,wehavetoconsidermoreaboutourfuture.Wegraduallyrealizedthatagooduniversitydoesn’tmeanagoodemployment,whichdoesn’tindicateabrightandhappyfuture,either.Povertyandthelackofsocialexperiencemaydepriveastudent’sconfidence.Ifuniversitystudentsfailtofacethepressureproperly,Manystudents,youngerorolder,livinginbigcitiesorinthevillages,arefacinggreatpressure.Wecan’tchangethereality,thefiercecompetitionandtheexplosivepopulationinashorttime,sowemustlearntoadjustourselvesandchangepressureintopower.