I'm sure it's a lie many teachers and parents would like to believe... but creating a toxic class and home environment is right up there with the many things kids have to worry about, so no. It's not just studies. It's the pressure of expectations, the dysfunction at home, the unnecessary hostility from teachers... all of it. 

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