{
  "id": 12322986,
  "title": "Stress-free education produces resilience-free children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/stress-free-education-produces-resilience-free-children-12322986",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20261006/stress-free-education-produces-resilience-free-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stressing the importance of resilience, experts argue that a stress-free educational environment may not be ideal for children's development. In Korea, many elementary schools have attempted to create such classrooms by reducing competition and discipline, aiming to minimize emotional discomfort for students. However, these efforts may overlook the true purpose of education, which should be to help children develop resilience rather than shield them from all stress. Resilience enables children to endure difficulties, recover from failure, and grow through challenges. Without it, children might become emotionally fragile when facing inevitable hardships later in life. It is through small struggles that children grow stronger, learning to manage frustration, conflict, responsibility, and delayed gratification during their formative years. Overprotection from discomfort in school may deprive children of the crucial opportunities to develop perseverance and self-control.",
  "summary": "Comfort alone cannot raise strong children. In recent years, many Korean elementary schools have attempted to create “stress-free” classrooms by reducing competition, minimizing discipline and avoiding situations that may emotionally discomfort students. While these efforts are understandable in a society concerned about children’s mental health, they risk misunderstanding the true purpose of…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Stress-free education produces resilience-free children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/stress-free-education-produces-resilience-free-children",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:42:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}