"It was a way of getting a temporary break from academic pressure."

The problem, in my view, is the academic pressure, which is intense, not just here but everywhere.

He does not need a lot of academic pressure, too.

In any case, the academic pressure perhaps pays off, for Japanese students learn a lot.

In addition, they say, the process encourages the schools to put even more academic pressure on first graders.

While academic pressure may not cause mental illness, it can act as a trigger.

Where some parents actually encourage their children to play as a release from unrelenting academic pressure.

There is fear, however, that as programs multiply, academic pressures will bring about increased regimentation and create problems for young children.

College officials said having many options helped ease the academic pressure.

Why are young children today exposed to more academic pressure?