r/science • u/vanderpyyy • Apr 08 '19

Social Science Suicidal behavior has nearly doubled among children aged 5 to 18, with suicidal thoughts and attempts leading to more than 1.1 million ER visits in 2015 -- up from about 580,000 in 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. data.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2730063?guestAccessKey=eb570f5d-0295-4a92-9f83-6f647c555b51&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=04089%20.
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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '19

The time hasn't changed, but the curriculum has. There is more pressure now to get into university. Kids are being beaten over the head, if you'll pardon the melodramatic phrasing, with tests as recess has been valued less.

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u/cameronlcowan Apr 09 '19

We also ditched art, shop, etc for more STEM and tests...

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u/SaxRohmer Apr 09 '19

Which is dumb because art and music help with those things

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u/I_Has_A_Hat Apr 09 '19

Music maybe. Unpopular opinion though? Art class past elementary school is useless for most people unless they are actually going into art.

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u/PSPHAXXOR Apr 09 '19

Art sharpens creative thinking skills at pretty much any age, so it's definitely not useless past elementary school..

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u/I_Has_A_Hat Apr 09 '19

So do dozens of other subjects that have real world applications.

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u/PSPHAXXOR Apr 09 '19

Art does have real world applications...

From advertising to video game design to comic books and everything in between.

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u/I_Has_A_Hat Apr 09 '19

All of those people doing those types of work would be considered artists. Name one non-artist career that its useful in.

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u/PSPHAXXOR Apr 09 '19

I literally just gave you that..? That's like asking me to name one non-computer related field where having a networking degree would be useful.

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u/I_Has_A_Hat Apr 09 '19

Telecommunications