RecursiveParadox

The Netherlands.

It’s a similar phenomenon for sure. Just a different setting and the young age makes people more vulnerable.

And of course you are right it is not at all desirable.

I think you are correct it’s structural. It’s just that, for example, when my wife went to “high school” the social status thing was not as intense vis a vis the levels. I think it’s this latter that has changed.

Not really sure I understand your apparent confusion internet friend.

Both are true: some kids are getting pushed into an education level not appropriate or beneficial for them and also some adults suffer burnout, and burnout is an accepted condition here.

This is true but it’s not only GPS - it’s the whole array of GNSS and associated tech.

I deal with this every day with the dark fleet using four enterprise AIS tracking systems and can 100% confirm this is accurate about GNSS systems.

Actually IRL we are currently experiencing the opposite problem: too many parents (and kids also) browbeating teachers into bumping kids up to VWO who really should not be there and will fail.

Keep in mind that at our highest level of VWO, gymnasium, you have to have many years of both Latin and Greek + two other languages and pre-cal starts at age 13. The other levels are not as over the top language intense, but are the equivalent to an English public school/N American private school.

There are not that many kids prepared for this, and parents pushing them into that education path is a recipe for a very, very unhappy and likely unsuccessful childhood. Plenty hate school so much after this they never bother getting a university degree anyway.

Eh to be fair, part of that is because we can safely take time off to recover. Mostly.