Sacrificing Mental Health for your Education (The Servey Question will likely be something along the lines of “Have you ever felt that you have had to sacrifice your mental health in order to pursue your education?”)
by reece mcreynolds
1. Are students in lower grades more likely to sacrifice their mental health in pursuit of education?
2. Do students feel as though there is enough support regarding mental health within our school system? (Specifically Saint Peter’s)
3. Have students ever felt that their education should take priority over their mental health?
3.1. Do students still feel this way?
4. Have students ever pushed themselves past their limits due to outside pressures? (World Expectations, Parents, Peers, etc)
5. I hope to come to a clear conclusion whether or not my hypothesis is true, or whether it is false.
6. Hypothesis: I predict that a massive majority of students (80-100%) feel as though they have sacrificed their mental health for their education.
7. Building Awareness
7.1. Mental Health is still a topic that people remain uninformed about. Introducing this question will hopefully shine light on the topic of not only mental health, but also allow for insight of how students truly feel regarding education and their mental health.
8. If a student has not had to sacrifice their mental health for their education, are their grades higher or lower than those who have?
9. If a student has had to sacrifice their mental health for their education, are their grades higher or lower than those who have?
10. Are students in higher grades more likely to sacrifice their mental health in pursuit of their education?
11. Do students feel as though their teachers are aware of the negative impacts that may stem from education? (Sleep deprivation, anxiety, stress, failure)
