School isn't about learning anymore. It's about turning up early to a place where you are constantly judged and hated. It's about how much you can remember for exams, most of which you will forget. Adults have told us that they've been through school before but it's not as easy anymore. Exams are getting harder. This is taking its toll on young people and effecting their health, both pysically and mentally. I myself have suffered from depression and anxiety because of school. I'm not the only one. The fact that students become depressed and sad because of school means that something is not right. I urge you to look into this. To not force hours of homework onto the students. To not expect us to attend clubs everyday. To not expect us revise hours on end every night. To do all of this in one evening is physically impossible and some students only end up getting a few hours of sleep each night because of this.          

We barely have a social life. Isn't a social life key for social skills? Aren't those social skills needed for jobs?                          

I believe that if life is a game, then the people who win are not the ones who work the hardest but those who enjoy themselves the most. I want to learn at school and to learn, I need to be happy. Those happy moments are the ones we remember the most. Choosing between my mental health and my grades is not a decision that should have to be made. We need to be able to love learning and school. Please start caring about the health of students. Make school a better place. Thank-you for reading.