An example from the article, "“As a general principle, there is a line between a highly enriched, interesting, growth-promoting childhood and an over scheduled childhood,” This makes me believe that some parents and teachers "try to hard" or push too much on young students to become better; however, this adds stress to their already busy life. Therefore not helping, but hurting their chances at success.
Another example, "The real problem, he said, lies with parents, especially highly successful ones who have a high degree of control over their own lives and who try to take similar control over their children’s lives. " Busy parents trying to give their children "something to do" really just make them have more and more on their plate. Making school work, the more important of the two, lower on the totem pole as to after school events.
Bruce states, "the basic idea is that it’s great to have a computer, it’s great to have software, but if you overload a computer with software it breaks down." Giving the basic idea that a child is fine under a normal load, yet too much will break them down. Giving children too much to do takes them from a normal life or even the homework already assigned.
Personally i do not think i was "over loaded" as a child. Yet more and more cases are upcoming of parents over bearing their children with sports, music lessons, or anything you could think of. To me this is wrong. If it is the child's idea fine, but activities should not be used as a day care.
In conclusion, parents, teachers, even coaches are over scheduling students. With practices after practice then a ton of homework to be done there is hardly time to take a breather.
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