University study says DL is great for students who credit it for a reduction in anxiety and stress

[Anonymous]

I’ve always thought the parents saying their DC weren’t doing well mentally due to distance learning was a load of crap.

The University of Bristol has found that a large percentage of middle school students surveyed in Fall 2019 and again in Spring 2020 found a reduction in depression and anxiety due to less stressful peer relationships and the rigors of in-person schools.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-53884401

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/august/young-people-mental-health.html

[Anonymous]

Okay.

[Anonymous]

That’s what my kids said, and I noticed they started to sleep better and they each had a growth spurt that was more significant than years past.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting but you do realize that yeah maybe some kids are better cause they don’t see their bullies but a lot more kids are upset?

my kid didn’t have depression or anxiety regarding school. She loved school. She is however, sad about DL. She doesn’t care school is starting again and doesn’t want to do DL.

Just because a minority of kids are doing better doesn’t mean DL is good thing for most kids.

[Anonymous]

That doesn’t surprise me, since spring distance learning was virtually nonexistent, and everyone was excited with the novelty of not being in school. Now, months later, the effects of long term isolation would likely Be setting in and presenting a completely different picture. I see the same thing with my employees. Telework was awesome when it started, but the mental health and well being issues are starting to creep in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That doesn’t surprise me, since spring distance learning was virtually nonexistent, and everyone was excited with the novelty of not being in school. Now, months later, the effects of long term isolation would likely Be setting in and presenting a completely different picture. I see the same thing with my employees. Telework was awesome when it started, but the mental health and well being issues are starting to creep in.

Yes. This is exactly right. If you had asked my kid in public school about DL last spring, DC would have been very positive. No work, basically a vacation with an occasional zoom meeting with no content. What's not to like from a kid's point of view? Having no school obligations is fun for kids. DC worked on projects, hung out with friends on Discord, played video games, slept in late, etc. The only learning that happened was what we made DC do. From DCs point of view, spring DL was awesome.

It was another matter for my kids in private, who had real school online. That was hard for them -- they could not see friends other than online, but still had a workload. They started their days at 8 am, had labs, essays, homework, reading assignments, grades, etc. Their answers would have been much more negative, because they had the work of school without the positive social tradeoffs.

I largely view this survey as confirming that no learning occurred in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for posting but you do realize that yeah maybe some kids are better cause they don’t see their bullies but a lot more kids are upset?

my kid didn’t have depression or anxiety regarding school. She loved school. She is however, sad about DL. She doesn’t care school is starting again and doesn’t want to do DL.

Just because a minority of kids are doing better doesn’t mean DL is good thing for most kids.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Every kid is different. One of my kids love DL, or at least, as the PPs mentioned, the version of DL that involved staying in PJs each day, having hardly any work, and getting As for any submission.

Even if the work is more rigorous this fall, some kids will appreciate the isolation, particularly those with social anxiety or those who have been victims of bullies. But many kids are lost, hopeless, and lonely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for posting but you do realize that yeah maybe some kids are better cause they don’t see their bullies but a lot more kids are upset?

my kid didn’t have depression or anxiety regarding school. She loved school. She is however, sad about DL. She doesn’t care school is starting again and doesn’t want to do DL.

Just because a minority of kids are doing better doesn’t mean DL is good thing for most kids.

Do you realize that isn’t what the study found? Do you realize you are just projecting bullshit and calling it fact?

[Anonymous]

Kids who are bullied or left out socially at school will thrive with DL. Silver lining of Covid-19.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve always thought the parents saying their DC weren’t doing well mentally due to distance learning was a load of crap.

The University of Bristol has found that a large percentage of middle school students surveyed in Fall 2019 and again in Spring 2020 found a reduction in depression and anxiety due to less stressful peer relationships and the rigors of in-person schools.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-53884401

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/august/young-people-mental-health.html

Believable. I wouldn't have believed it before my daughter entered middle school but after the stress and BS she went through with "peers"...

[Anonymous]

My kid, never depressed before, became so with online classes last spring - she's a college jr this year and had 3 lab classes last spring. It was awful. DS who was in HS at the time agreed with his sister. However, for HS son, no commuting anymore to school was nice.

[Anonymous]

PP, DD also said it was a complete waste of money - not nearly the level reached in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
That’s what my kids said, and I noticed they started to sleep better and they each had a growth spurt that was more significant than years past.

Same with mine. My child who stutters also dramatically improved in fluency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
That’s what my kids said, and I noticed they started to sleep better and they each had a growth spurt that was more significant than years past.

You may want to google "Puberty".