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Academic Disconnect: Why Straight-A Students Struggle in University — Critical Lessons for Thai Families

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Thai families celebrating their children’s excellent high school grades may be unprepared for what awaits at university level, according to alarming new educational research from the United States. A comprehensive investigation by leading parenting experts reveals that record numbers of high-achieving high school graduates are arriving at universities academically unprepared, despite earning mostly A’s and B’s throughout secondary education. These students face scholarship losses, academic probation, and course repetition at unprecedented rates, creating financial strain and emotional devastation for unprepared families.

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Alarming trend in U.S. high schools — and why Thai parents should pay attention

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A Slate parenting column this week captured a growing concern for families: more recent high school graduates are arriving at college underprepared for the academic demands they face, losing scholarships, ending up on academic probation, or needing to repeat introductory courses — even when they left high school with mostly A’s and B’s (Slate parenting column). New research from U.S. education organizations confirms the columnist’s anecdote and shows a wider pattern: high school grades have risen while standardized test scores and some measures of college performance have dropped, leaving many students — and their families — shocked by the rigour of college-level work (College Board report; ACT/EdWeek coverage). For Thai parents planning university paths for their children, these findings underline practical steps families and schools must take now to avoid similar shocks when Thai students transfer to provincial, private, or overseas universities.

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Princeton Grapples with Mental Health Support for Students: A Microcosm of a National Crisis

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As Princeton University intensifies its efforts to help students in mental health crises, questions remain about whether even the most well-resourced campuses can fully meet the needs of struggling youth. The university’s attempts to strike a balance between academic rigor and mental well-being echo a much broader challenge, one that is playing out across the United States and around the globe as young people face rising rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide.

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School Anxiety Reaches ‘Epidemic’ Levels: Lessons for Thailand in Addressing Children’s Educational Mental Health Crisis

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A recent BBC report reveals that school-based anxiety has soared to what mental health experts describe as “epidemic” levels in Northern Ireland, with tens of thousands of youths missing significant classroom time due to overwhelming emotional distress, autism, ADHD, and bullying. The scale of the crisis has prompted calls for urgent review of both mental health supports and how schools address students’ individual needs. With Thailand facing rising cases of adolescent mental health problems after the pandemic, these findings carry crucial implications for Thai educators, parents, and policymakers.

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