I do see some of what the article describes. However, I think many kids understand the competition for jobs out there and live in fear of a bad semester (or even a bad grade). As someone said in another thread, tech companies demand a certain grade point average and make no exceptions for students from more challenging schools. That would make me a little grade crazy. Palo Alto’s suicide rate is four or five times the average – and this the subject of an investigation by the CDC. Thttp://www.refinery29.com/2016/02/103433/palo-alto-high-school-suicides-cdc

The pressure on these kids is crazy ( but the idea of needing counseling over a mouse is also a little nuts).