The author's 40 years as an educator have led him to an important insight: stress is crippling the schools. On top of other extreme conditions in schools and on students, there is the pressure to achieve and succeed in a fast-paced, chaotic world. This pervasive stress compromises the physical health, and in turn the cognitive and psychological capacity, of the students. It also compromises the teachers' ability to teach effectively and survive in the teaching profession. Stress not only contributes to violence and behavior issues, it impacts focus and memory, fundamentally impairing a child's ability to learn and make good decisions. In search of the options that would address stress, the author found a program known as Quiet Time, an innovative, high impact stress reduction and readiness to learn initiative that integrates medication into the daily routine of the school. The author believes that the Quiet Time program is a cutting-edge, 21st century educational initiative that can help educators realize the goals of modern education: help students grow into healthy, well educated, well adjusted, happy, contributing members of society.