Is school stressing out your child? A free public event on the topic featuring two best-selling authors, Stanford lecturer Denise Clark Pope, local students, and Facebook’s chief privacy officer is set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, at Memorial Auditorium on the Stanford University campus.
The panel discussing academic stress and coping strategies for middle and high school students includes psychologist Michael Thompson, author of “Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys” and “The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and in Life”; and child development expert Madeline Levine.
Ms. Levine is a clinical psychologist and the author of “The Price of Privilege,” a book that explores the reasons why teenagers from affluent families are experiencing epidemic rates of emotional problems.
Ms. Pope is a senior lecturer at Stanford’s school of education and the author of “Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic and Miseducated Students.”
Chris Kelly, who is chief privacy officer and head of global public policy at Facebook, guides Facebook’s efforts to make the Internet a safer and more trusted place.
An RSVP is required to attend; go to http://www.challengesuccess.org.
The public discussion is a kick-off event for a conference at Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 26, entitled “The Long View: Preparing Our Children for 21st Century Success.”
It’s designed to address the rising concern that adolescents are often compromising their mental and physical health, personal values, and commitment to learning as they try to contend with the pressure for high achievement in U.S. schools. Many educators, mental health professionals, and business leaders have also expressed concern that this narrow vision of success is leaving young people without the skills to adapt, interact, and collaborate in a rapidly changing world, according to Maureen Brown of Challenge Success, the event sponsor.
Redwood City attorney sues ‘First Amendment auditors’ after Menlo Park disputeApril 2, 2026 11:31 am
