There are many things that I think should be taught in schools,
and coping with stress is one of those things. It is quite ironic that
we are sent to school to learn, and in all of our time there, we are
never taught how to learn. I have heard teachers and parents say
"you need to focus", but again, we are never taught how to focus.
I do not see why, in this age where access to information has never
been greater, that a child needs to know what the annual rainfall of
Brazil is when they could just do a Google search. It would seem more
useful to teach kids how to find relevant and credible information,
rather that have them spit out irrelevant things.
If schools equipped children with tools that prepare them for life
in the real world, tools like knowing how to cope under stressful
conditions among many things, society would benefit greatly.
This is something I have wondered for a long time and I think that if the first couple of years were spent in this area, the entire curriculum time could be near halved. Too much of it is based on if you already have a good memory. That is not education.
I think 50% is very realistic, if those who have mastered accelerated learning techniques are anything to go by.