Photo: Andrew Goff, Lost Coast Outpost.
Calling Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol “profoundly
disturbing,” 11 northern Humboldt school superintendents co-authored a
letter today condemning the riot and sharing how they plan to address
it in education. By supporting the immediate emotional needs of
students, staff and families, and by further developing history,
critical thinking and communication curricula, these districts have
short- and long-term plans to help Humboldt’s youth understand
current events.
“This
is a frightening moment for children, youth, and adults alike,”
they wrote. The superintendents contrasted the Wednesday riot with
the June 1, 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration at Lafayette
Sitting alone at home in sweatpants staring at a screen usually does not characterize the traditional high school experience. But for students today, remote learning has become part of the new normal.
Hanna Dubey, a student at Barnstable High School, told the Barnstable School Committee earlier this month that the change from in-person schooling to remote learning has been difficult on students who are used to seeing their teachers and fellow classmates each day.
“It takes a toll,” she said of remote learning. “Kids need time to be kids.”
Barnstable Public Schools, along with other school districts on the Cape, statewide and nationally, reverted to remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic that hit unexpectedly in the spring. The increased isolation and limited socialization, as well as the overall uncertainty that has defined education since March, fueled an increase in mental health issues among young people.
By Gwyneth Burns
Boston University Statehouse Program
Sitting alone at home in sweatpants staring at a screen usually does not characterize the traditional high school experience. But for students today, remote learning has become part of the new normal.
Hanna Dubey, a student at Barnstable High School, told the Barnstable School Committee earlier this month that the change from in-person schooling to remote learning has been difficult on students who are used to seeing their teachers and fellow classmates each day.
“It takes a toll,” she said of remote learning. “Kids need time to be kids.”
Barnstable students went back into the classrooms today but await word on whether the snowstorm will flip the switch back to remote learning, where increased isolation and limited socialization – as well as the overall uncertainty that has defined education since March – fueled an increase in mental health issues among young people.
Mental health during COVID-19: signs your child may be depressed
and last updated 2020-12-14 22:00:35-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The pandemic has caused many of us to feel lonely this year. We re apart from our friends, sometimes family, and kids are separated from their classmates.
Licensed psychologist, Dr. Katherine Stone, Ph.D., tells LEX18 that parents should be on the lookout for specific red flags or warning signs of depression. Obviously if your child is talking about suicide or has a preoccupation of death, you need to talk to your pediatrician, mental health provider. You need to go right away. But for your average kid that s struggling, we see withdrawal, we see increase in sleep, we see a change in appetite, and just an overall irritability are some of the primary symptoms that we re seeing during this global pandemic.