Overworking students is a serious problem and can lead to tiredness, stress,  overwhelming emotions, and fewer social interactions. If students are tired and have no energy they can't focus on schoolwork, they will get behind and it will become an endless cycle of trying to catch up. Stress along with other overwhelming emotions can be very harmful to children and can lead to mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, and stroke, as well as physical health problems. You may experience unexplained pain or develop persistent fatigue. As negative emotions increase, your body's ability to fight off infection may decrease. Emotional overwhelm may also impact your social life. How much do we depend on our social life? How often do we make plans to go out or hang out with someone? Imagine you never have a chance to do that, stuck inside day after day all because of some schoolwork. How would you feel? Social interactions are the building blocks of behavioral development. As kids, we are still developing and need this time to be kids! Don't ignore this problem. Children still have a lot to learn but overworking kills our want to be educated or even go to school. What good will that do?