Students share their experience of the Student Stress & Anger Management Program below. Participating students include: at risk, high at risk, ESL (all levels), detention groups, special education and gifted.
Student Feedback by Topic:
- Anger – Fighting – Bullying
- Behavior – Social – Emotions – Gangs – Substance Abuse
- Changing Lives
- Fun
- Grades – Test Scores – Concentration
- Grief
- Hot Weather
- Negative Thoughts
- Pain – Health Issues
- Sleep
- Stress At Home & School
- Teach Others
| “I like this stress management because I never get to relax at home. I always have homework and I have to clean the house, and if I’m not doing that I’m most likely watching my little brother. I have had anger management problems. I used to yell all the time and be really stubborn, but now I have learned to control that.”
“It help me a lot because I have a lot of anger problem that I wouldn’t understand what was the reson I got mad at some body. It help me because I always use to take all my anger on my little brother because I didn’t know how to get out the anger.”
“I enjoy going to this class because I am a very angry person and this class help me control my actions and how I behave around people.”
“Thank you for giving me and my classmates a time to relax and let go all the anger that we have inside. I really like the relaxation class. I hope I have this class till I’m in college. Please never stop teaching because other kids in other schools will enjoy it too. I love the relaxation thing.”
“I am very stress full and angry but when I go to this class all my problems go away.”
“I never get in fights now because this program help me.”
“This meditation has inspired me to do it at home. It calms me down. This lesson helps me in less fighting. It makes me feel better every time I do it.”
“Stress management helped me because before I had a lot of stress, because of school and test’s and people making fun of me and drama. And it was so tireing and on top of that I had a lot of home work. I just didn’t know how to just relax and Mrs. Edstrom show me how to do this. So thank you Mrs. Edstrom!!!”
“I remember that when my brother or parents use to tell me something I use to argue or scream back to them, now I feel better because now I don’t argue or scream back to my parents or to my brother so there.”
“Miss KRS thank you for all your help. You help me control my self you help me control my anger you also show me ways to relax. So thank you Miss KRS.”
“This helps me because I do not feel mad when I am at home. Also it helps me to not fight with my brothers. And when I take a test it makes me feel relaxed.”
“The stress Relief Management helps me a lot because it relieves all of my anger.”
“It is a really cool thing and it helps us people that cannot calm down, calm down.”
“I think stress relief class is really great because it really relaxes me when I’m angry or sad.” |
| “I really like comming her. I don’t talk a lot in class no more. Now I even do good in class.”
“The program has helped me when I am nervous in front of people. It also helps me sit down and be patient and relax so this program really helps a lot they should do it for all grades.”
“I used to think about gangs but not no more. It helps me not get in trouble and now they call my mom and say I do much better. That is so cool I have hugs from my mom. She is happy now. I like this relaxation so much I want to do it every day because it is fun. I do not get in fights no more.”
“It helped me in a way that since I had been having problems at home such aslike going through puberty or at school with getting tests, it relaxed me.”
“This program helps me in a lot of ways by sleeping, doing my homework and being with my family more.”
“It has help me to not talk bad to my mom and dad.
“This program has helped my grades go up. And I also don’t make my Math teacher angry at me anymore. Because I relax here & I learned how not to talk smack back at her.”
“This program has helped me. Before, I used to let out my anger or emotions related to anger. I would usally scream or throw a tantrum. That’s pretty embarassing for a thirteen tear-old. At home I would let my anger or emotions on my family members. And later on in the day. I would regret it.”
“Now I know how I feel and I don’t have to bottle down my Emotions. Please come next year and show me more Please.”
“This class prove me that your mind can change anything.”
“Good thing you came along cause I would be hyper a bit. But now that you came I was relaxed. Hopefully you come another time cause you are a very good lady. And I want to have another time to relax again.”
“Before, I use to always be snobby at everyone because I had a lot in my mind, now I feel much better and friendlier.”
“I would always wait till it was Thursday so we could go relax. I was alway afraid of tests and mad at my relative. Then I felt relaxed. We came out of stress management. It was all thanks to Miss. E. She made my fears and anger go away she also showed us what to do when your mad, sad, scared and other bad emotions. I think every school should have someone like Miss E.”
“This showed me a new way of life. It also showed me to appreciate friends. Gracias por todo. – High at risk detention student.”
“After 3 and 4 period I always come out really pissed off. When we started coming to meditation on 5th period I began to feel relaxed and very peaceful.”
“It help me don’t drink alcohol, drugs, smoke.” |
| “I use the things you tot me every day. I have become a new person.”
“In the Relaxation Class I feel calm and untroubled by problems. I feel warm inside. The Relaxation Class has change my life and I hope it changes a lot of peoples life.”
“This class prove me that your mind can change anything.”
“I feel a lot better now. I’ve been stressing about graduating and now I feel at peace with myself. This has helped me tremendously. Thank You!! It makes me wanna spread love and happiness to people, I feel rejuvenated.”
“Thank you for this wonderful experience. Even though this was my only session I loved it. This relaxation touched me in places that I can’t even explain. I just thank you so much.”
“I really enjoyed eight sessions and I think these sessions will help me in life.”
“This stress relief was a great experience. I learned so many things about myself I never knew before. I hope others get to enjoy the same pleasure I did. I felt so relaxed and in sinc with my self. At the same time I felt so self secure. It’s AMAZING! For sure I am going to use these techniques in the future.”
“This program has realy helped me with my test taking and my stress. After the first 3 weeks of stress management, I felt completely calm and happy.”
“It’s good because my brain is clean I could get everything. Like I can under stand what my teacher say. Also I can under stand almost everything that are on the quizzes/test. And in the future I could have a good job. Like I could do good things.”
“I actually listen to some things and you get me thinking. – High at risk detention student”
“The stress management exercise was soothing and was a life changing experience.”
“Thanks for this amazing class and for this opportunity you gave me.” |
| “Every time I went I felt relaxed and happy and I learned new stuff about how to relax.
“It is cool because when you really put your mind to it it is very very fun.”
“Stress managment Rocks!” |
| “This program helped me with grades. When I started in my classes I wasn’t very good in science. Now I have improve.”
“It helped me was when I was taking a math test because I had very little time left. It helped me calm down.”
“I used to have a bad grade in English, but now I have a B- ever since I started going to stress management.”
“The stress relief program is very satisfying. It has helped me with a test I thought I was not going to get an A on. By relaxing I was able to remember the steps to the problems and get 100% on it. It has also helped me sleep nights when I am anxious. Thank you.”
“I think that this program should be in every school so kids do better on tests. The program made me do better on tests because I wasn’t so stressed about them. I just wanted to thank you so much for helping me with my stress.”
“Your class has helped me in Math and when we take the CST it helped me concentrate.”
“This is really helping me concentrate a lot in all my classes before I really use to blank out a lot but now I really do pay attention and am even getting good grades.”
“This program has really helped me especially on the CST:Test. Whenever I got nervous or I got stuck. I did one of your exercises.”
“You make any hard test or problem seem simple.”
“It has help me for the CST a lot, I felt concentrated.”  “When there a test at school and if I have a panic attack I do the stress exercise and I remembered the answer!”
“I’m in 6 grade, This program helped me to concentrate much better during testing. It helped me to concentrate in difficol times. It help me so much. I love this program”
“It helps me a lot when I was doing my test like the CST. It makes me nervouse when I do test, but when I did the medidation I don’t get nervouse at all.”
“It help me in my tests when I can’t concentrate I take a moment to relax”
“Before I take a test I always use your techniqus to help me pass it.”
“I liked it because I can concentrate more and when we are taking a test it helps me relax and I have more confidence. I also think it is great because it may help our brain to concentrate in what your doing.”
“When I do my English tests I’m consentrating more and getting good scores on my tests. I improve almost all my grades.”
“It help me with my Quiz and focus in my classes.”
“This stress class has changed my stress level and I love coming and relaxing. It really changes scores on tests when I can calm down and relax and I get a high grade.”
“The stress program has help me because when I take a test I get more right than wrong. I use it at home with my brother and sister. It also help them on test.”
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| “It helped me when my dog was going to the vet and on the verge of dying even when we found out that he had cancer I still went to the place where I could just get away from all of the pain and sorrow. So I thank you Miss. Edstrom and without the class I would have not dealt with my dog situation as good!”
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