If you come from a family that pushes you to be the best, you may think you are mediocre or subpar if you make less than A. Cristy Dawson, assistant principal at Los Altos High, he said that: “They are not expected to be great; they are expected to be gorgeous. Pressure is put on them to be the best and if they are not the best, then who are they? According to an article written by Sharon Noguchi of the San Jose Mercury News, depression and anxiety disorders caused a Los Altos High student to have a nervous breakdown at school. School officials are seeing more and more students suffering from depression. The article offers insights from people who have suffered from it. “I was very good at putting on a facade,” the Los Altos High student said. Children learn to hide what is happening to them in an attempt to fit in. They pretend nothing is wrong when in reality their entire world could be falling apart.