Should students be allowed to take days off for their mental health? Why or why not?
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"I was all ready to respond to this saying "No, I have a stressful job and I sure don't get any mental health days to take off so why should some college kid." Then it hit me how I was being: I was saying "because I have to suffer, everyone has to suffer the same way I do." I was being that person who says "I had to work three jobs when I was young so I don't see why they need ____." I was begrudging someone something good because of my unhappy selfishness. That's not right. That's not good. If I need mental health days at my place of employment, and someone else needs the same thing at their university, I should understand what that feels like instead of belittling their experiences and life. So yes, I believe a troubled student should have mental health days off, because it's what I'd want for myself and why would I be selfish just because I don't get something? "
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In grade school/ high school my brother and I used to take mental health days to go fishing with my dad. The work is easy to make up, and those memories are priceless. I still do it occasionally in college. why would you try to police this? Sometimes you just need a day off. At work it affects others and I'd discourage it, but at school it's all about the individual choose what benefits you the most.
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I'm going to go against the grain and say no, not with our current structure. Most colleges don't take attendance and those that do usually allow a few missed days. Highschool is sort of up to your parents, who can call you out sick any day. Just like the work world you can call in sick whenever, however most salary positions still have deadlines and meetings you have to attend, healthy or otherwise. Exams, hw, and labs should be no different.
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"So I'm not necessarily advocating yes on this issue -- I think the potential for abuse of it is really high ("liek omg I don't wanna go to school, mental health day lolz") -- but a lot of the replies in this thread are really demeaning. The "suck it up, Buttercup" idea is a piss-poor approach to mental health. "
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can you not already? what happens if you take a day off without notice?
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Teacher here. It's all about frequency. I've seen students suffer near-hospitalization-grade breakdowns following being forced to take ten tests within one week. If that student had been allowed to take a day or two off in the process (or simply hadn't been so over-tested), they wouldn't have needed the mobile crisis call. Would some students abuse the privilege of mental health days? Absolutely. Would some refuse to take any, either because they genuinely didn't need them or because they were so worked up and/or pressured that they wouldn't? Absolutely. But if it's understood as an occasional thing to help them out, it would be a good thing. However, that's just my educated opinion.
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As a mother, I gave my son one or two mental health days every semester. We'd go to movies or a museum. Or just hang. He was bullied and ostracized at times and needed the breathing room.
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Everyone, including employees should be entitled to a few mental health days, but not a reoccurring thing. More like vacation days with the purpose to unwind and feel their feelings before coming back to work with a more upbeat attitude.
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The problem is after taking a personal day, the load becomes heavier and everything is more stressful. Deadlines become closer, tests approach, and taking these days just put you behind. It sucks a lot.
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In my opinion as long as they make up for the work that they will be missing, they should be allowed to take a certain number of days off and use them as they see fit. The school shouldn't block your family trip to Disneyworld because it partially overlaps with school time. As long as it is only a small fraction of the total number of days in the school year, the student should be able to deal with it.
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