英语翻译Comingfromaschoolwithan80percentAsian-Americandemographic,Iencounterthecontributorstothistruthonadailybasis;incessantcompetition,highstandards,typicalteenageanxietiesofaestheticsandsociallife,andnumerousothe
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Comingfromaschoolwithan80percentAsian-Americandemographic,Iencounterthecontributorstothistruthonadailybasis;incessantcompetition,highstandards,typicalteenageanxietiesofaestheticsandsociallife,andnumerousotherdetrimentalpressuresthatjoinforcestocreatearecipefordisaster.
Earlyon,Ilearnedofmyfriends’endlessplights,howtheirparentsbelittledthemuntiltheyspilledtearsforperformingpoorlyonatest(bythat,Irefertoagradeinthe“B”range),howtheirsocialliveswerereplacedwithtutoringsessions,howtheygaveupbasketballformathematics,alliftheydidnotkeepuptheirperfecttranscripts.Withsuchintenseparentaldemands,itisnowonderwhymanyAsian-Americanssufferfrommentalillness.
Animportantfacttounderstandisthatanenvironmentwheresomanyexcelalreadypressuresteenstotryharderandperformwell;whatparentsmaybeawareofbutnotconsideristheinfluenceofpeerjudgment.We’reteenagers,andthevalueofourfriends’viewsisenormous.WhenanAsian-Americanhighschoolstudentcomeshomewithnewsofthataccursed“B”(orheavenforbid,“C”),chancesarehighthatheorshealreadybeendemoralizedbypeerdisdain,beitsilentorspoken.ToomanytimeshaveIwitnessedforcedsharingofgrades,andtoomanytimeshaveIwitnessedstudentstrytoevadethequestion.Undersuchcircumstances,cominghometotheharshconsequencesofdispleasedparentsisanunneededpressure;inthatsituation,wehopeforloveandreassurance,notmorejudgment.
Abalanceofrelaxationandworkisabsolutelyessential.Parentswiththeirdecadesofexperiencewithwork,raisingchildren,taxesandmyriadotherresponsibilitiesbecomeaccustomedtotherigorsandstressesoftightschedules;moresothanthat,mostdevelopemotionalstrengthandwisdomoverthoseyears.Assuch,theymaynotrealizethatteens,especiallyAsian-Americanteens,arelimitedbytheirinexperienceandrestrictedscopeoftheworld,soseeminglytrivialissuesareeasilyperceivedasgargantuancrisis.Evenaroughpatchwithafriendcandarkenmoodsandcreateemotionalinstability.Sothenexttimeasocialeventcomesaround,understandthebreakitismeanttobeasanessentialpartofschool,notawasteoftwohoursthatcou